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