Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Released: 1990-02-16 Duration: 2hr 16min
Rating 6.4
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.

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.

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures
TriStar Pictures
IndieProd Company Productions
Zephyr Films
Carolco Pictures
Carolco Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 6.312

Directed By

Bob Rafelson

Crew

Director
Bob Rafelson
Screenplay
William Harrison
Screenplay
Bob Rafelson
Executive In Charge Of Production
Terence A. Clegg
Production Sound Mixer
Simon Kaye
First Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
Second Assistant Director
Nick Laws
Unit Production Manager
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Barbara Allen
Second Assistant Director
Tim Lewis
Production Accountant
John Trehy
Camera Operator
Roger Deakins
Focus Puller
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Paul Englefield
Clapper Loader
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Nick Penn
Boom Operator
Tommy Staples
Sound Engineer
Taffy Haines
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director
Peter Russell
Special Effects Supervisor
David Harris
Gaffer
John Higgins
Best Boy Electric
Kevin Edland
Electrician
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Generator Operator
Bob Gomme
Post Production Supervisor
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Coordinator
Noori Dehnahi
Assistant Editor
Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Scott Stevenson
Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Splet
ADR Supervisor
C.J. Appel
Sound Editor
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Michael Silvers
Sound Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor
John Verbeck
Assistant Sound Editor
Tina Fallani
Sound Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Luis Colina
Assistant Sound Editor
Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Music Editor
Curtis Roush
Orchestrator
Christopher Dedrick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Todd Boekelheide
Stunt Coordinator
Alf Joint
Script Supervisor
Angela Wharton
Production Coordinator
Patsy de Lord
First Assistant Accountant
Hazel Crombie
Location Manager
Kevin De La Noy
Property Master
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Philip McDonald
Makeup Supervisor
Christine Beveridge
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joan Hills
Hairdresser
Karen Edwards
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Master
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Assistant
Simon Murray
Choreographer
Eleanor Fazan
Construction Manager
Ray Barrett
Draughtsman
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Jim Morahan
Draughtsman
Gwendolyn Margetson
Casting Assistant
Emma Style
Local Casting
Beverley Keogh
Still Photographer
Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer
Frank Connor
Production Secretary
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Beverly Winston
Conductor
Allan Wilson
Color Timer
Robert Raring
Director of Photography
Roger Deakins
Clapper Loader
Nikki Williams
Executive Producer
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Producer
Daniel Melnick
Associate Producer
Chris Curling
Original Music Composer
Michael Small
Editor
Thom Noble
Casting
Celestia Fox
Production Design
Norman Reynolds
Art Direction
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Ajit Patnaik
Set Decoration
Harry Cordwell
Costume Design
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
John Bright

TOP CAST

Patrick Bergin
Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen
Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw

Isabel

John Savident
John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers
James Villiers

Lord Oliphant

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton

Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo

Mabruki

Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone

Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot

Lord Russell

Garry Cooper
Garry Cooper

Stroyan

Roshan Seth
Roshan Seth

Ben Amir

Paul Onsongo
Paul Onsongo

Sidi Bombay

Doreen Mantle
Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Speke

Anna Massey
Anna Massey

Mrs. Arundell

Peter Eyre
Peter Eyre

Norton Shaw

Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips

Mr. Arundell

Frances Cuka
Frances Cuka

Lady Houghton

Craig Crosbie
Craig Crosbie

Swinburne

Lenny Juma
Lenny Juma

Jemadar

Philip Voss
Philip Voss

Colonel Rigby

Roger Rees
Roger Rees

Papworth

Pip Torrens
Pip Torrens

Lt. Hesketh

Ian Vincent
Ian Vincent

Lt. Allen

Alison Limerick
Alison Limerick

Sorceress

Asiba Asiba
Asiba Asiba

Nubian Servant

Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif

Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

Stewart Harwood
Stewart Harwood

Attendant

George Malpas
George Malpas

Lead Actor

Robert Whelan
Robert Whelan

1st Reporter

Bill Croasdale
Bill Croasdale

2nd Reporter

Renny Krupinski
Renny Krupinski

3rd Reporter

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