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Mar 24, 2022 · Married for the fifth time to make-up artist Sally Hay, Burton finally succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 58-years-old. The Washington Post called Burton, "one of the finest and most troubled actors of his generation." His final film was an adaptation of George Orwell's dystopia novel, "1984," with co-stars John Hurt and Suzanna ...
Feb 23, 1990 · Recently viewed. Mountains of the Moon: Directed by Bob Rafelson. With Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw. The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile river.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- Bob Rafelson
- 1990-02-23
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men.
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Their camp is attacked in the dead of night by a hostile tribe, who kill many of Burton's party, along with most of the African porters along for the journey, and take Speke captive, while Burton flees to the ocean shore with the head porter, but not before taking a spear through the face.
Still impaled by the spear, Burton staggered for cover as his men fought back the attacking warriors. When the melee ended, one member of Burton’s team was dead. Speke, too, had suffered...
Sep 5, 2017 · Their encampment at Berbera was attacked by the Habr Awal tribe in April 1855, with Burton injured by a spear thrust into his face, and Speke attacked and captured, later escaping with serious ...
Mar 9, 2023 · Burton became fascinated by Sufi mysticism and managed to get a local mentor to train him, becoming a Sufi master, as The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright relates. Of course, he still technically had a day job to do, namely creating ethnographic reports to help the British manage their Indian colonies.
