
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.
Mountains of the Moon
February 16, 1990
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Cast (41)

Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton

Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant
Oliphant

Fiona Shaw
Isabel

John Savident
Lord Murchison

James Villiers
Lord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins
Edward

Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton

Delroy Lindo
Mabruki

Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone

Matthew Marsh
William

Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell

Christopher Fulford
Herne

Garry Cooper
Stroyan

Roshan Seth
Ben Amir

Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay

Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis

Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke

Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell

Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw

Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell

Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley

Craig Crosbie
Swinburne

Lenny Juma
Jemadar

Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola

Martin Okello
Veldu

Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby

Roger Rees
Papworth

Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh

Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen

Esther Njiru
Lema

Alison Limerick
Sorceress

Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant

Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

Ralph Nossek
Doctor

Stewart Harwood
Attendant

George Malpas
Lead Actor

Robert Whelan
1st Reporter

Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter

Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Crew (97)
Directing

Tim Lewis
Second Assistant Director

Bob Rafelson
Director

Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director

Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director

Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Writing
Production

Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager

Mario Kassar
Executive Producer

Chris Curling
Associate Producer

Celestia Fox
Casting

Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production

Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator

Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer

Daniel Melnick
Producer

John Trehy
Production Accountant

Emma Style
Casting Assistant

Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager

Beverley Keogh
Local Casting

Barbara Allen
Unit Production Manager

Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant

Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary

Beverly Winston
Production Secretary

Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Sound

Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer

Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor

Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor

Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator

Michael Silvers
Sound Editor

David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor

C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor

John Nutt
Sound Editor

Michael Small
Original Music Composer

Allan Wilson
Conductor

Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor

Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor

Tommy Staples
Boom Operator

Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer

Jeffrey Kroeber
Assistant Sound Editor

Curtis Roush
Music Editor

Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor

Tina Fallani
Assistant Sound Editor

John Verbeck
Sound Editor

Luis Colina
Sound Editor

Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Art

Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director

Fred Hole
Art Direction

Ray Barrett
Construction Manager

Norman Reynolds
Production Design

Philip McDonald
Property Master

Maurice Fowler
Art Direction

Peter Hancock
Property Master

Jim Morahan
Draughtsman

Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director

Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman

Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman

Ajit Patnaik
Art Direction

Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Camera

Roger Deakins
Director of Photography

Roger Deakins
Camera Operator

Ben Davis
Clapper Loader

Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer

Richard Broom
Grip

Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader

Frank Connor
Still Photographer

David Chiganze
Grip

David Bryant
Focus Puller

Nick Penn
Clapper Loader

Paul Englefield
Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up

Jenny Beavan
Costume Design

Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor

John Bright
Costume Design

Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist

Karen Edwards
Hairdresser

Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant

Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor

Joan Hills
Assistant Makeup Artist

Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
Crew

Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator

Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor

Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer

Bob Gomme
Generator Operator
Editing

Thom Noble
Editor

Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor

Robert Raring
Color Timer

Scott Stevenson
Assistant Editor

Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
Lighting

John Higgins
Gaffer

Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric

Terry Mulligan
Electrician

Stewart Monteith
Electrician

Steve Langley
Electrician
Visual Effects

David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor