Mountains of the Moon (1990)

"Two strangers made friends by a savage land Two friends made enemies by the civilized world"
Audience Score
64
Mountains of the Moon
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burtons and Lt John Hanning Spekes expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victorias British Empire The film tells the story of their meeting their friendship emerging amidst hardship and then dissolving after their journey