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.

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Iain Glen

Richard E. Grant

Fiona Shaw

John Savident

James Villiers