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MOVIE PROFILE

Mountains of the Moon

“Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.”

★ 6.6 / 10 (89 votes)February 16, 1990136 minEN

AdventureDramaHistory

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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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateFebruary 16, 1990

StatusReleased

Runtime136 min

Rating★ 6.6 / 10

Certification—

Original languageEnglish

CountryUnited States of America, United Kingdom

Budget$18,000,000

Revenue$4,011,793

ProductionIndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Bob Rafelson

Writers

William Harrison, Bob Rafelson

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Patrick BerginRichard Burton

Iain Glen

Iain GlenJohn Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. GrantOliphant

Fiona Shaw

Fiona ShawIsabel

John Savident

John SavidentLord Murchison

James Villiers

James VilliersLord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian RawlinsEdward

Peter Vaughan

Peter VaughanLord Houghton

Delroy Lindo

Delroy LindoMabruki

Bernard Hill

Bernard HillDr. Livingstone

Matthew Marsh

Matthew MarshWilliam

Richard Caldicot

Richard CaldicotLord Russell

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