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

Mountains of the Moon

6.619902h 16mR

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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.

Directed by Bob Rafelson

Behind the scenes

Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Patrick Bergin

Patrick BerginRichard Burton

Iain Glen

Iain GlenJohn Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. GrantOliphant

Fiona Shaw

Fiona ShawIsabel

John Savident

John SavidentLord Murchison

James Villiers

James VilliersLord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian RawlinsEdward

Peter Vaughan

Peter VaughanLord Houghton