Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
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.
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Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Bob Rafelson
Director, Screenplay
William Harrison
Screenplay, Novel
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
Thom Noble
Editor
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
John Bright
Costume Design
Norman Reynolds
Production Design
