Release Date | 1990-02-16 |
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Runtime | 136 minutes |
Genres | Adventure, Drama, History |
Stars | Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, John Savident |
Directors | William Harrison, Bob Rafelson, William Harrison, Bob Rafelson, Roger Deakins |
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.