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Mountains of the Moon
"Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world."
1990 • 2h 16m • ★ 6.5 (82 votes) Released
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
Screenplay
Bob Rafelson
Screenplay
William Harrison
Rating
6.5
Runtime
136 min
Budget
$18.0M
Revenue
$4.0M
Profit/Loss
-14.0M
Production
TriStar Pictures IndieProd Company Productions
Zephyr Films
Carolco PicturesTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme
