Mountains of the Moon
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2hrs
16mins
Directed by
Bob Rafelson,
Mario Kassar,
Andrew G. Vajna,
Starring
Patrick Bergin,
Iain Glen,
Richard E. Grant,
Fiona Shaw
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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.