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16/02/1990 Adventure, Drama, History 2h 16m
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Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.

Overview

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.

  1. Bob Rafelson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Patrick Bergin

    Richard Burton

  2. Iain Glen

    John Hanning Speke

  3. Richard E. Grant

    Oliphant

  4. Fiona Shaw

    Isabel

  5. John Savident

    Lord Murchison

  6. James Villiers

    Lord Oliphant

  7. Adrian Rawlins

    Edward

  8. Peter Vaughan

    Lord Houghton

  9. Delroy Lindo

    Mabruki

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$4,011,793.00

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