Released 1990
Stars Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw
Directed by Bob Rafelson

Inspired by the journals of 19th-century explorers Richard Burton and Jack Speke, this is a stirring account of the torturous and famous expedition taken by the two adventurers to discover the source of the Nile. With the majestic sweep usually associated with the works of David Lean, director Rafelson meticulously re-creates the worlds of privileged Britain and small-tribe Africa, and has fashioned an exhilarating adventure film of the highest order. Patrick Bergin and Iain Glen give outstanding performances as Burton and Speke, respectively, whose sometimes perilous and always enlightening journey began in 1854, and ended many years and thousands of miles later in betrayal and death.

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