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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.

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Mountains of the Moon

February 16, 1990
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Cast (41)

Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
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
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
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
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
Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
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

Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Electrician

Visual Effects

David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor