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Mountains of the Moon (1990)
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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... See full summary » Director:Bob Rafelson |
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| Richard E. Grant | ... |
Larry Oliphant
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Isabel Arundell (Mrs Burton as from 1861)
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John Savident | ... |
Lord Murchison
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James Villiers | ... |
Lord Oliphant
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Adrian Rawlins | ... |
Edward
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Lord Houghton
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Mabruki
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Matthew Marsh | ... |
William
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Richard Caldicot | ... |
Lord Russell
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Herne
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Stroyan
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Ben Amir
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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. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey. Written by Greg Bole <bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Aux sources du Nil See more »Box Office
Gross:
$4,011,793 (USA)Company Credits
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Recorded by David Fanshawe
From the album "Africa - Ceremonial & Folk Music" See more »
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In the end titles, Rod Woodruff is credited with playing a fencer but his role is missing from the end film. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: Although Larry Oliphant is portrayed as a homosexual, by all accounts he was in real life heterosexual: the filmmakers changed his sexual orientation to create a more dramatic reason for Speke's betrayal of Burton after all they had gone through together. See more »Quotes
Arab chief in Cairo: In this wilderness you will find only Allah's terrible whimsy.See more »
Soundtracks
"Wagogo Marriage Ritual"Recorded by David Fanshawe
From the album "Africa - Ceremonial & Folk Music" See more »
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