Back to browse
65% Critic Match
Mountains of the Moon
“Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.”
6.5 / 10• 1990• 2h 16m•R• English
AdventureDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Lead
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bob Rafelson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mountains of the Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
