Mountains of the Moon (1990)
6.4|16 Feb, 1990|136 min
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
6.4|16 Feb, 1990|136 min
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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.
Keywords
based on novel or book
africa
river
expedition
nile
british empire
exploration
lake victoria
19th century
gay theme
Casts
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
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
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Matthew Marsh
William
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Christopher Fulford
Herne
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola
Martin Okello
Veldu
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
Papworth
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
Lema
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Stewart Harwood
Attendant
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Crews
Bob Rafelson
Director
William Harrison
Screenplay
Bob Rafelson
Screenplay
William Harrison
Novel
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Roger Deakins
Camera Operator
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis
Second Assistant Director
John Higgins
Gaffer
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Bob Gomme
Generator Operator
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Nick Penn
Clapper Loader
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Electrician
Paul Englefield
Focus Puller
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Richard Broom
Grip
Barbara Allen
Unit Production Manager
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Scott Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers
Sound Editor
John Trehy
Production Accountant
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
David Chiganze
Grip
C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor
Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director
Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
John Verbeck
Sound Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Joan Hills
Assistant Makeup Artist
Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Luis Colina
Sound Editor
Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Assistant Sound Editor
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor
Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Tina Fallani
Assistant Sound Editor
Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman
Beverley Keogh
Local Casting
Beverly Winston
Production Secretary
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Emma Style
Casting Assistant
Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Allan Wilson
Conductor
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Jim Morahan
Draughtsman
Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
John Bright
Costume Design
Thom Noble
Editor
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Chris Curling
Associate Producer
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Norman Reynolds
Production Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
Ajit Patnaik
Art Direction
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Backdrops & Posters
