Mountains of the moon vhs, 1990 for sale online ebay. Director bob rafelson s open with aspiring explorer speke iain glen on the east coast of africa, 1854, pip torrens and philip voss represent the british army, then christoper fulford and garry cooper as followers of captain richard burton patrick bergin, in. Grant product information mountains of the moon authentic original movie poster. Director bob rafelson fulfilled a lifelong dream when he finally received backing to complete mountains of the moon. Mountains of the moon 1990 bob rafelson releases allmovie. John hanning spekes tumultuous expedition to find the source of the nile river. Grant as larry, peter vaughan and frances cuka as the houghtons and craig crosbie as poet. Richard burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen are explorers determined to find the source of the nile somewhere in central africa. Mountains of the moon 1990 27x40 orig movie poster fff77640. When this film came out in 1990, it disappeared from the theaters as quickly as it came. The actual reallife mountains of the moon can be seen in david attenboroughs natural wildlife documentary tv series africa 20. Cast edit patrick bergin as richard francis burton. Subtitles mountains of the moon 1990 free download.
Its a rankcolor theatrical film depicting the 185758 journey of richard francis burton and john hanning speke in their expedition to central africa the project that culminated in spekes discovery of the source of. This exhilarating, underrated film recounts the mid19thcentury adventures of explorer sir richard francis burton bergin, as he joins with lieutenant john speke glen to penetrate the heart of africa and discover the source of the nile. Mountains of the moon 1990 is a film depicting the journey of richard francis burton and john hanning speke in their expedition to central africa which culminated in the discovery of the source of the nile river. Fiona shaw as isabel arundell mrs burton as from 1861 john savident as lord murchison. John speke iain glen set out on a spectacular adventure to discover the source of the nile. The costumes, safari scenes, lion scenes, african countryside and tribes are very well made. The film recreates the exploratory adventures of 19th century visionaries sir richard burton patrick bergin and john henning speke iain glen. Explorer burton patrick bergin orates in director bob rafelson s victorian london, with lord murchison john savident, fiona shaw as isabel, richard e. Mountains of the moon 1990 movie soundtracks for sale. Mountains of the moon 1990 subtitles opensubtitles. The movie was shot in liverpool, england and in kenya.
Download mountains of the moon 1990 dvdrip torrent or any other torrent from category. The mountains of the moon were featured in the television documentary series africa by david attenborough on bbc 1, shown in january 20. Contrasting the elite british society of the day with the wild and mysterious tribal world of east africa, the story weaves in themes of passion, peril. John hanning spekes expedition to find the source of the nile river in the name of queen victorias british empire. Mountains of the moon in africa director bob rafelson spent 11 weeks in kenya to film his new movie about sir richard burtons search for the niles source. Mountains of the moon soundtrack cd details and availability. The film, scripted by rafelson with harrison and suffused with authentic. Released 1990, mountains of the moon stars patrick bergin, iain glen, fiona shaw, richard e. Rent mountains of the moon 1990 on dvd and bluray dvd. Mountains of the moon 1990 movie clip royal geographic. It was filmed on locations in africa and england and looks authentic. Read the mountains of the moon movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Richard francis burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen, two of historys most remarkable adventurers, set out to africa in 1854 to find the mysterious source of the nile.
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Its the kind of movie that sends you away from the screen filled with curiosity to know more about this man burton. It doesnt manufacture false thrills or phony excitement. Watch mountains of the moon online 1990 movie yidio. Grant the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic.
The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey. Mountains of the moon 1990 this still is from the movie mountains of the moon 1990. Bob rafelsons mountains of the moon is centered on a series of expeditions led by burton and john hanning speke, who marched for months through east africa in their search for the source of the nile. Together, they run afoul of native peoples, inclement weather and no end of personal injury before. Financial analysis of mountains of the moon 1990 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Mountains of the moon 48 movie clip dangerous gifts 1990 hd. The feature film mountains of the moon 1990 relates the story of sir richard francis burton and john hanning speke seeking the source of the nile in the 1850s. Other articles where mountains of the moon is discussed. Best movies like mountains of the moon bestsimilar. The expedition led to a bitter rivalry language english. The heart of the film is the effort by burton and speke to discover the true source of the nile river. Sir richard burton, the victorian explorer, geologist, botanist, anthropologist, rake, poet, master of 40 languages and dialects, the first european to enter the sacred, forbidden muslim citadel. Mountains of the moon trailer 1990 video detective. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles.
Directed by bob rafelson five easy pieces, mountains of the moon explores the incredible story of 19thcentury explorers richard francis burton patrick bergin, perhaps best known for portraying the evil obsessivecompulsive yuppie opposite julia roberts in sleeping with the. The film notices the slave trade, and takes a glance at colonialism, but settles in to tell the story of the. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. Mountains of the moon is a 1990 biographical film depicting the 185758 journey of richard francis burton and john hanning speke in their expedition to central africa which culminated in spekes discovery of the source of the nile river and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The ghost and the darkness 1996, dersu uzala 1975, in the heart of the sea 2015, gerry 2002, eight below 2006. Mountains of the moon 1990 stream and watch online.
Two friends made enemies by the civilized world the story of captain richard francis burtons and lt. Mountains of the moon 1990 movie clip of course there. Long in the making, mountains of the moon 1990 was a beautifully filmed adaptation of william harrisons mammoth novel about british explorer sir richard burton played by patrick bergin. The 1990 epic mountains of the moon takes us to the age of exploration, when british adventurers and geographers were filling blank spaces on european maps, and searching for the source of the nile. Burton, a poet, womanizer, devoted scientist, and daredevil by temperament, was the proverbial englishman gone. Bob rafelsons mountains of the moon is centered on a series of expeditions led by burton and. Grant as larry, peter vaughan and frances cuka as the houghtons and craig crosbie as poet swinburne, in mountains of. Mountains of the moon 1990 changes the movie database. Which is a shame really, because mountains of the moon is an.
The actual reallife mountains of the moon are shown in david attenboroughs 20 natural wildlife television. Mountains of the moon 1990 27x40 orig movie poster fff77640 richard e. The term mountains of the moon, refers to the rwenzori mountains of uganda, which are located northwest of lake victoria, 185 miles west of kampala, between lake edward and lake albert. What has nasas lunar orbiter seen over the moon s tallest mountains. Mountains of the moon 1990 richard burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen are explorers determined to find the source of the nile somewhere in central africa. It tells its story soberly and intelligently, and with quiet style. Released 1990, mountains of the moon stars patrickbergin, iainglen, fionashaw, richarde. Its a rankcolor theatrical film depicting the 185758 journey of richard francis burton and john hanning speke in their expedition to central africa the project that culminated in spekes discovery of the source of the nile river.