Mountains of the Moon
- Director: Bob Rafelson
- Writer: William Harrison
- Producer: Chris Curling; Mario Kassar
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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. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
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Cast & Characters
Patrick Bergin as Richard Francis Burton;
Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke;
Richard E. Grant as Larry Oliphant;
Fiona Shaw as Isabel Arundell;
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. David Livingstone;
Matthew Marsh as William;
Richard Caldicot as Lord Russell;
Christopher Fulford as Herne;
Garry Cooper as Stroyan;
Roshan Seth as Ben Amir