Directed by:
Bob RafelsonCinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Michael SmallCast:
Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, Adrian Rawlins, Peter Vaughan, James Villiers, Delroy Lindo, Bernard Hill, Matthew Marsh (more)Plots(1)
In the 1850's two British officers, Capt. Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) and Lt. John Speke (Iain Glen) set out on a spectacular adventure to discover the source of the Nile. They are warned that great dangers await them, but against all odds they push on deeper and deeper into the magnificent, untamed African wilderness, where no western man had ever gone. As the difficult journey take its toll, Burton and Speke forge a strong bond. A bond that one will eventually betray. But history will be the judge as the two intrepid explorers venture into realms. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Patrick Bergin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269432_c10dc6.jpg)
Patrick Bergin
Ireland
Best movies:
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Patriot Games (1992)
![Iain Glen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/202/163202981_1e1c30.png)
Iain Glen
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
![Richard E. Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806906_402e7e.jpg)
Richard E. Grant
Swaziland
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Logan (2017)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
![Fiona Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/142/164142090_fcfdfb.jpg)
Fiona Shaw
Ireland
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
My Left Foot (1989)
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
![Adrian Rawlins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218506_6162b0.jpg)
Adrian Rawlins
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
One Life (2023)
![Peter Vaughan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272527_c65377.jpg)
Peter Vaughan
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
![James Villiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165037_e3e6fb.jpg)
James Villiers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Follow Me! (1972)
![Delroy Lindo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630581_5f9027.jpg)
Delroy Lindo
UK
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Up (2009)
![Bernard Hill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/212/163212072_e973c4.png)
Bernard Hill
UK
Best movies:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Titanic (1997)
![Matthew Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188258_66ffc2.gif)
Matthew Marsh
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Tetris (2023)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
![Christopher Fulford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532749_8cfc00.jpg)
Christopher Fulford
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Jack the Ripper (1988) (TV movie)
![Roshan Seth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/592/160592788_968756.jpg)
Roshan Seth
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Amal (2007)
![Anna Massey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271293_a4a555.jpg)
Anna Massey
UK
Best movies:
Dark Blue World (2001)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
![Omar Sharif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/126/166126643_39d069.jpg)
Omar Sharif
Egypt
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Roger Rees](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416807_0bddc6.jpg)
Roger Rees
UK
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Frida (2002)
![Roger Ashton-Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/549/161549253_2932e7.png)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Brazil (1985)
Shadowlands (1993)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Doreen Mantle
South Africa
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Yentl (1983)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Frances Cuka
UK
Best movies:
Scrooge (1970)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Richard Caldicot
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Follow a Star (1959)