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Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.

  • Feb 16, 1990
  • 2h 16m
  • R

6.6/10

TMDB user score
89 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 adventure and drama film directed by Bob Rafelson. Its leading cast includes Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen and Richard E. Grant. It runs for 2 hours 16 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Time needed
2 hours 16 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
6.6/10 from 89 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Patrick Bergin Richard Burton
  • Iain Glen John Hanning Speke
  • Richard E. Grant Oliphant
  • Fiona Shaw Isabel
  • John Savident Lord Murchison
  • James Villiers Lord Oliphant
  • Adrian Rawlins Edward
  • Peter Vaughan Lord Houghton
  • Delroy Lindo Mabruki
  • Bernard Hill Dr. Livingstone
  • Matthew Marsh William
  • Richard Caldicot Lord Russell
  • Christopher Fulford Herne
  • Garry Cooper Stroyan
  • Roshan Seth Ben Amir
  • Paul Onsongo Sidi Bombay
  • Jimmy Gardner Jarvis
  • Doreen Mantle Mrs. Speke

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