Mountains of the Moon

1990
R
2h 16min

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The legendary true-story of Capt. Richard Francis Burton and Lt. John Hanning Speke's tumultuous expedition to find the source of the Nile river.

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La legendaria historia real del capitán Richard Francis Burton y la tumultuosa expedición del teniente John Hanning Speke para encontrar el nacimiento del río Nilo.La legendaria historia real del capitán Richard Francis Burton y la tumultuosa expedición del teniente John Hanning Speke para encontrar el nacimiento del río Nilo.La legendaria historia real del capitán Richard Francis Burton y la tumultuosa expedición del teniente John Hanning Speke para encontrar el nacimiento del río Nilo.

Dirección
- Bob Rafelson
Guionistas
- William Harrison
- Bob Rafelson
Elenco

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

7.1/10

4.5 k

TU CALIFICACIÓN

Dirección
- Bob Rafelson
Guionistas
- William Harrison
- Bob Rafelson
Elenco

Ver la información de producción en IMDbPro

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- 1 premio ganado en total

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9/10

Often Overlooked Masterpiece

A great story, beautifully filmed and acted about two Victorian era explorers. Irish-born Sir Richard Francis Burton, one of the greatest explorers in history, is in search of knowledge. English-born dilletante John Hanning Speke joins Burton's quest in search of glory. Together they search for the answer to one of the most elusive geographical questions of their time - what is the Nile's source? The film accurately shows how the Royal Geographical Society and other outside interests played Burton and Speke against each other for their own gain.

The film's tagline really says it all: "Two strangers made friends by a savage world. Two friends made enemies by a civilized world."

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Trivia
The spear through Burton's face was an actual event, although the scar as depicted was wrong. The spear split his palate, causing a serious internal fracture of the jaw. It also came close to severing his tongue and it knocked out a half-dozen teeth, as well. The fact that he could survive such an extreme injury was near miraculous.

Errores
In an scene set in 1854, Isabel is looking at a copy of "The Perfumed Garden" translated by Burton. Burton did not publish this translation until 1886. While Burton's translation was published in 1886, the original was written between 1410 and 1434. (Burton's unexpurgated translation, to be called "The Scented Garden", was still only in manuscript form when he died. Isabel burned it, believing that would help save his soul from damnation.)