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Mountains of the Moon

Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
Feb 16, 1990 · 2h 16m
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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.

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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
Directed by Bob Rafelson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$18,000,000
Revenue
$4,011,793
Production
IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures
Country
US, GB

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