Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
- Released: 1990-02-16
- Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
- Runtime: 2h 16m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 89 votes
Directed by Bob Rafelson.
Top cast
- Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton
- Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke
- Richard E. Grant as Oliphant
- Fiona Shaw as Isabel
- John Savident as Lord Murchison
- James Villiers as Lord Oliphant
- Adrian Rawlins as Edward
- Peter Vaughan as Lord Houghton
- Delroy Lindo as Mabruki
- Bernard Hill as Dr. Livingstone
Where to watch Mountains of the Moon
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Rialto Amazon Channel
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