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.
Cast
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Matthew Marsh
William
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Christopher Fulford
Herne
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola
Martin Okello
Veldu
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
Papworth
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
Lema
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Stewart Harwood
Attendant
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Crew
Bob Rafelson
Director, Screenplay
William Harrison
Screenplay, Novel
Thom Noble
Editor
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Scott Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Tim Lewis
Second Assistant Director
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Chris Curling
Associate Producer
Norman Reynolds
Production Design
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
Emma Style
Casting Assistant
Celestia Fox
Casting
Beverley Keogh
Local Casting
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor
John Bright
Costume Design
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joan Hills
Assistant Makeup Artist
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Michael Silvers
Sound Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor
John Verbeck
Sound Editor
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Luis Colina
Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor
Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor
Tina Fallani
Assistant Sound Editor
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
John Trehy
Production Accountant
Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Electrician
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Nick Penn
Clapper Loader
Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader
Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Jim Morahan
Draughtsman
Richard Broom
Grip
David Chiganze
Grip
John Higgins
Gaffer
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Barbara Allen
Unit Production Manager
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Paul Englefield
Focus Puller
Bob Gomme
Generator Operator
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Allan Wilson
Conductor
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Ajit Patnaik
Art Direction
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Beverly Winston
Production Secretary
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator
