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Mountains of the Moon
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Mountains of the Moon

Fri, Feb 16, 1990
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasFri, Feb 16, 1990
JP
  • In CinemasSat, Mar 3, 1990
Where to watch

Streaming TBA

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Patrick Bergin
    Patrick Bergin
    as Richard Burton
  • Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    as John Hanning Speke
  • Richard E. Grant
    Richard E. Grant
    as Oliphant
  • Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    as Isabel
  • John Savident
    John Savident
    as Lord Murchison
  • James Villiers
    James Villiers
    as Lord Oliphant
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