Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke. Delroy Lindo appears as an African whom the explorers meet.
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery-Suspense |
Release Date - Feb 16, 1990 |
Run Time - 136 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$19,000,000
Box Office
$4,011,793
Themes
Tags
Africa, Expedition, Exploration, John Hanning Speke, Lake Victoria, Nile, Richard Burton, River
Attributes
Based On: Adventure based on actual events
Narrative Location: Tanzania
Narrative Location: Tanzania
Alternate Titles
A hold hegyei
HU
As Montanhas da Lua
BR, PT
Aux sources du Nil
CA, FR
Aventura en el Nilo
VE
Burton and Speke
US
I de månbelysta bergens skugga
SE
Kara güneş dağları
TR
Kaukaiset vuoret
FI
Księżycowe góry
PL
Las montañas de la luna
AR, ES
Le montagne della luna
IT
Massa el Haray Ha-Yareh
IL
Mesečeve planine
RS
Montanhas da Lua
BR
Mountains Of The Moon
Mountains of the Moon
AU, CA, EC, GB, US
Munţii lunii
RO
Ta vouna tou feggariou
GR
Τα Βουνά του Φεγγαριού
GR
Лунните планини
BG
愛と野望のナイル
JP