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Feb 23, 1990 · A historical adventure film about the expedition of Burton and Speke to find the source of the Nile. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
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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.
Mountains of the Moon. Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) and John Hanning Speke (Iain Glen) are explorers determined to find the source of the Nile somewhere in central Africa. Together, they...
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- Bob Rafelson
- R
- Patrick Bergin
Mar 23, 1990 · Reviews. Mountains of the Moon. Roger Ebert March 23, 1990. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The astronauts of the 19th century were the explorers - those intrepid men, often British, who mounted expeditions from the clubrooms of Pall Mall to the most exotic hinterlands of the world.
Mountains of the Moon. 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. 432 IMDb 7.1 2 h 16 min 1990. R.
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In the Nineteenth Century, the British writer, geographer and explorer Captain Richard Francis Burton meets the Lieutenant John Hanning Speke during a dangerous journey in Africa and after being saved by Speke, they become friends.