1990-02-16
136 mins
The Plot
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 and Crew
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Matthew Marsh
William
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Christopher Fulford
Herne
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola
Martin Okello
Veldu
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
Papworth
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
Lema
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Stewart Harwood
Attendant
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
