Mountains of the Moon (film)

Mountains of the Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bob Rafelson
Screenplay by	William Harrison Bob Rafelson
Based on	Burton and Speke by William Harrison
Produced by	Daniel Melnick Mario Kassar
Starring	Patrick Bergin Iain Glen
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Michael Small
Production company	Carolco Pictures
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$18 million[1]
Box office	$4 million[2]

Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke. Delroy Lindo appears as an African whom the explorers meet.

The film was directed by Bob Rafelson based on the 1982 novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison.