Mountains of the Moon (1990)

February 16, 1990 (US) • Adventure, Drama, History • 136m

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.

Director

Bob Rafelson

Writers

William Harrison, Bob Rafelson, William Harrison

Top Billed

Patrick Bergin

Keywords

based on novel or book africa river expedition nile british empire exploration lake victoria 19th century gay theme

Where to watch

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Top Billed Cast

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

Crew

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

Reviews

No reviews available.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$4,011,793

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Mountains of the Moon (1990)

William Harrison, Bob Rafelson, William Harrison

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