What is Mountains of the Moon?
Topic: Film "Mountains of the Moon" (1990). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1990
- Release date
- Feb 16, 1990
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.6/10
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Title: Mountains of the Moon.
Year: 1990.
Release Date (US): 02/16/1990.
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History.
Runtime: 2h 16m.
Origin: American biographical film.
Plot: Depicts the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa.
Goal: To find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
Outcome: Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and a bitter rivalry between the two men.
Cast/People mentioned: Richard Francis Burton, John Hanning Speke, Iain Glen (noted as a young British screen actor).
Rating: R.
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Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical
Should you watch it?
“Two explorers journey to find the source of the Nile for Queen Victoria's British Empire.”
- Follows the historic expedition of Captain Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke.
- Features a cast including Patrick Bergin and Iain Glen.
- Directed by Bob Rafelson with production by Daniel Melnick.
- The runtime is two hours and sixteen minutes, which may be long for some viewers.
Watch it if you are interested in historical biographical adventure films about nineteenth-century expeditions.
The tone is dramatic and historical with a runtime of two hours and sixteen minutes.
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The film features a notable cast including Iain Glen, who received high praise for his performance, and was directed by Bob Rafelson.
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Mountains of the Moon has a total runtime of two hours and sixteen minutes.
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Mountains of the Moon is a feature film released in 1990 rather than a television series with episodes.
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