Mountains of the Moon
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
1990
Rated
R
136
minutes
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed By:
Bob Rafelson
Starring:
Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, John Savident, James Villiers, Bernard Hill
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.
Language
English
Release Date
February 16, 1990
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
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Bob Rafelson
Director
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Tim Lewis
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Camera
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Roger Deakins
Camera Operator
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Nick Penn
Clapper Loader
Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader
Paul Englefield
Focus Puller
Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Richard Broom
Grip
David Chiganze
Grip
Production
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Celestia Fox
Casting
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Chris Curling
Associate Producer
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Emma Style
Casting Assistant
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Beverley Keogh
Local Casting
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Beverly Winston
Production Secretary
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant
John Trehy
Production Accountant
Barbara Allen
Unit Production Manager
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Art
Norman Reynolds
Production Design
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director
Jim Morahan
Draughtsman
Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Ajit Patnaik
Art Direction
Sound
Michael Silvers
Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Allan Wilson
Conductor
Luis Colina
Sound Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator
C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
John Verbeck
Sound Editor
Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor
Tina Fallani
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Assistant Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
John Bright
Costume Design
Joan Hills
Assistant Makeup Artist
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant
Editing
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Scott Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Thom Noble
Editor
Visual Effects
Lighting
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
John Higgins
Gaffer
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Electrician
Crew