Mountains of the Moon Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world. Release date: 1990-02-16 Genres: Adventure, Drama, History Actors: Richard E. Grant, Iain Glen, Matthew Marsh, Roger Rees, Doreen Mantle, Pip Torrens, James Villiers, John Savident, Renny Krupinski, Leslie Phillips, Anna Massey, Bernard Hill, Richard Caldicot, Peter Eyre, Peter Vaughan, Philip Voss, Ralph Nossek, Delroy Lindo, Omar Sharif, Fiona Shaw, George Malpas, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Patrick Bergin, Roshan Seth, Frances Cuka, Bill Croasdale, Garry Cooper, Craig Crosbie, Lenny Juma, Christopher Fulford, Adrian Rawlins, Jimmy Gardner, Stewart Harwood, Robert Whelan, Alison Limerick, Esther Njiru, Asiba Asiba, Paul Onsongo, Ian Vincent, Martin Okello, Bheki Tonto Ngema Runtime: 2 h. 16 min. Score: 6.5/10 Votes: 76 Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom Companies: TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures Overview: 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.
