Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

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.

Cast for Mountains of the Moon...

Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
Papworth
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter