Mountains of the Moon

2h 16min

Adventure

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures

IndieProd Company Productions

Zephyr Films

Carolco Pictures

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton
Iain Glen

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke
John Savident

John Savident

Lord Murchison
James Villiers

James Villiers

Lord Oliphant
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton
Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone
Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot

Lord Russell
Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo

Paul Onsongo

Sidi Bombay
Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka

Frances Cuka

Lady Houghton
Craig Crosbie

Craig Crosbie

Swinburne
Lenny Juma

Lenny Juma

Jemadar
Philip Voss

Philip Voss

Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Papworth
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent

Ian Vincent

Lt. Allen
Asiba Asiba

Asiba Asiba

Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
George Malpas

George Malpas

Lead Actor
Robert Whelan

Robert Whelan

1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale

Bill Croasdale

2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski

Renny Krupinski

3rd Reporter

Release date

16th Feb 1990

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English