Mountains of the Moon (film)
| Mountains of the Moon | |
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 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 | |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Thom Noble |
| Music by | Michael Small |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
Release date |
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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
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.
Cast
- Patrick Bergin as Richard Francis Burton
- Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke
- Richard E. Grant as Laurence Oliphant
- Isabel Arundell
- John Savident as Lord Murchison
- James Villiers as Lord Oliphant
- Adrian Rawlins as Edward
- Peter Vaughan as Lord Houghton
- Delroy Lindo as Mabruki
- Paul Onsongo as Sidi Bombay
- Bheki Tonto Ngema as King Ngola
- Martin Okello as Veldu
- Bernard Hill as David Livingstone
- Matthew Marsh as William
- Lord John Russell
- Christopher Fulford as Herne
- Garry Cooper as Stroyan
- Roshan Seth as Ben Amir
- Anna Massey as Mrs. Arundell
- Omar Sharif as Sultan (unbilled)
- Kenneth W Caravan Speke Estate Farmhand (unbilled)
Music
The original music was composed by Michael Small, who incorporated genuine traditional African music into a traditional orchestral palette. The soundtrack album was released on Polydor Records, but is long out of print. There are two major themes, one for Burton and the other for Africa. There is also a love theme for Burton's relationship to his wife Isabel Burton (portrayed in the movie by Fiona Shaw).
Availability
The film was released in a
laserdisc and is currently available as both a pan and scan and widescreen
DVD.
Imprint Films released the film on Blu-ray in its original aspect ratio along with special features on February 28, 2024.
Reception
Lawrence of Arabia look like a tourist."[6] Mountains of the Moon holds a rating of 65% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews.[7]
References
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Mountains of the Moon (1990) - Box Office Mojo". Boxofficemojo.com.
- ^ Travers, Peter (23 February 1990). "Mountains of the Moon". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Siskel & Ebert - Mountains of the Moon/Where the Heart is (1990)". YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2014.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ Ebert, Roger (23 March 1990). "Mountains of the Moon". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Jack Kroll, "In the heart of darkness," Newsweek, February 26, 1990
- ^ "Mountains of the Moon". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
Bibliography
- Edward Rice, Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: A Biography, Da Capo Press (June 5, 2001)
- Mary S. Lovell, A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton, Norton & Company (1998)
External links
- Mountains of the Moon at IMDb
- Mountains of the Moon at AllMovie
- Mountains of the Moon at the TCM Movie Database
- Mountains of the Moon at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Mountains of the Moon at Box Office Mojo
- Mountains of the Moon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Mountains of the Moon: The greatest river in the world Movie clip at Jinni
