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
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Roger Rees
Papworth
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Christopher Fulford
Herne
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
John Savident
Lord Murchison
Matthew Marsh
William
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Alf Joint
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
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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