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Mountains of the Moon

Genres
Adventure
Drama
History
Rating
6.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
Release Date1990-02-16
Runtime136 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Patrick Bergin

as Richard Burton

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Iain Glen

as John Hanning Speke

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Richard E. Grant

as Oliphant

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Fiona Shaw

as Isabel

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John Savident

as Lord Murchison

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James Villiers

as Lord Oliphant

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Adrian Rawlins

as Edward

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Peter Vaughan

as Lord Houghton

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Delroy Lindo

as Mabruki

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Bernard Hill

as Dr. Livingstone

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Matthew Marsh

as William

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Richard Caldicot

as Lord Russell

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Christopher Fulford

as Herne

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Garry Cooper

as Stroyan

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Roshan Seth

as Ben Amir

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Paul Onsongo

as Sidi Bombay

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Jimmy Gardner

as Jarvis

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Doreen Mantle

as Mrs. Speke

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Anna Massey

as Mrs. Arundell

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Peter Eyre

as Norton Shaw

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Leslie Phillips

as Mr. Arundell

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Frances Cuka

as Lady Houghton

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Roger Ashton-Griffiths

as Lord Cowley

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Craig Crosbie

as Swinburne

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Lenny Juma

as Jemadar

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Bheki Tonto Ngema

as Ngola

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Martin Okello

as Veldu

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Philip Voss

as Colonel Rigby

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Roger Rees

as Papworth

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Pip Torrens

as Lt. Hesketh

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Ian Vincent

as Lt. Allen

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Esther Njiru

as Lema

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Alison Limerick

as Sorceress

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Asiba Asiba

as Nubian Servant

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Omar Sharif

as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

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Ralph Nossek

as Doctor

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Stewart Harwood

as Attendant

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George Malpas

as Lead Actor

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Robert Whelan

as 1st Reporter

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Bill Croasdale

as 2nd Reporter

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Renny Krupinski

as 3rd Reporter

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