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Mountains of the Moon(Movie, 1990)

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| 2h 16min | Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
Mountains of the MoonRating: 3.2/5 (with 2929 votes)
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. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke. Delroy Lindo appears as an African whom the explorers meet. The film was directed by Bob Rafelson based on the 1982 novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison. ()
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About Mountains of the Moon

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.

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Plays in: Tanzania
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 15 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 02/16/1990
Appearing Characters: Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, Laurence Oliphant, Isabel Burton, David Livingstone, John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Director: Bob Rafelson
Producer: Mario Kassar
Screenwriter: Bob Rafelson
Film Editor: Thom Noble
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins
Composer: Michael Small
Costume designer: Jenny Beavan
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Aux sources du Nil"

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