Adventure Drama History
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.
Directed by
Bob Rafelson
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Roger Rees
Papworth
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Matthew Marsh
William
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Christopher Fulford
Herne
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
John Savident
Lord Murchison
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Alf Joint
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Mirella Ricciardi
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola
Martin Okello
Veldu
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
Lema
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Stewart Harwood
Attendant
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter

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