The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source...
Run Time
136 min
Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Genre
Adventure, History
Language
English
Keyword
Expedition, Nile River, River, Female Nudity, Epic
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
70 mm 6-Track, Dolby
Colour
Color
Genre
Drama
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Adventure Drama, British Empire Film
Themes
Heroic Mission
Tones
Sweeping, Atmospheric, Literate
Has Detailed Data (New)
10, 1, 2, 3
Count - Awards
1
Wikipedia Text
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 theatrical film depicting the 1857-58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to central Africa — the project that culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River. The expedition led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke.
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