The Search for the Nile 1971
★ 6.3/10 DramaDocumentary 1 seasons · 6 eps Ended
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The Search for the Nile is a 1971 BBC One docudrama miniseries about the 19th-century European quest to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on explorers like Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, and David Livingstone.
The acclaimed six-part series, starring Kenneth Haigh as Burton, is known for its detailed portrayal of the explorers' hardships, rivalries, and discoveries, winning a Primetime Emmy and a Peabody Award.
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Cast
James Mason
Narrator
Kenneth Haigh
Sir Richard Francis Burton
John Quentin
John Hanning Speke
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Isabel Arundell
Michael Gough
David Livingstone
André van Gyseghem
Sir Roderick Murchison
Ian McCulloch
Captain James Grant
Norman Rossington
Samuel Baker
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Seth Adagala
Bombay ☻
Salim Mohamed
Sheik Snay
David Firth
Lawrence Oliphant
Keith Buckley
Henry Morton Stanley