A widow leads a cult of religious pilgrims on a dangerous journey into forbidden land, beset by saboteurs as well as hos. Released 1990, mountains of the moon stars patrick bergin, iain glen, fiona shaw, richard e. Mountains of the moon mountains of the moon its criminal that bob rafelsons mountains of the moon didnt receive more promotion and distribution when it was released. Ever since the erstwhile soviet unions luna 2 spacecraft landed on the moon, there have been attempts to study the landscape of the moon, its craters, and mountains. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Mountains of the moon 1990 r 02161990 us adventure 2h 16m user score. Mountains of the moon is a 1990 biographical film depicting the 185758 journey of richard. Various identifications have been made in modern times, the rwenzori mountains of uganda being the most celebrated. Mountains of the moon trailer 1990 video detective.
Grant larry oliphant, fiona shaw isabel arundel, john savident lord murchison, james villiers lord oliphant. Mountains of the moon movie trailer and videos tv guide. It tells its story soberly and intelligently, and with quiet style. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world the story of captain richard francis burtons and lt. The film recreates the exploratory adventures of 19th century visionaries sir richard burton patrick bergin and john henning speke. In director bob rafelsons mountains of the moon, richard francis burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen, two of historys most remarkable adventurers, set out to africa in 1854 to find the mysterious source of the nile river, their expedition supported by the royal geographic society. The term mountains of the moon, refers to the rwenzori mountains of uganda, which are located northwest of lake victoria, 185 miles west of kampala, between lake edward and lake albert.
Watch tarzan 1966 season 2, episode 11 mountains of the moon 1. Rent mountains of the moon 1990 on dvd and bluray dvd. The astronauts of the 19th century were the explorers those intrepid men, often british, who mounted expeditions from the clubrooms of pall. It revolves around the earth while rotating on its orbit at the same time. It doesnt manufacture false thrills or phony excitement. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging.
Mountains of the moon 1990 movie clip royal geographic. Mountains of the moon 1990 stream and watch online moviefone. The clementine topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters. John hanning spekes expedition to find the source of the nile river in the name of queen victorias british empire. Grant as larry, peter vaughan and frances cuka as the houghtons and craig crosbie as poet swinburne, in mountains of. Mountains of the moon 1990 although it didnt make much of a splash commercially at the time of its release, this historical epic, a dream project for director bob rafelson five easy pieces, 1970, received high praise from critics.
This movie was released in 1990 i believe and is a semibiographical account of burton. Army mapping service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the moon. The feature film mountains of the moon 1990 relates the story of sir richard francis burton and john hanning speke seeking the source of the nile in the 1850s. The heart of the film is the effort by burton and speke to discover the true source of the nile river. On the orange plains of africa, two feisty british explorers march onward, searching for. There are so many starts and stops during the first half that we sincerely hope burton and speke will chuck it all and set up a pub in bristol or something. Because of the wide scattering of cataracts that lead in various directions it was impossible. Mountains of the moon africa, a legendary mountain range once thought to be the source of the nile river in uganda. John hanning spekes expedition to find the source of the nile river in the name of queen. Its the kind of movie that sends you away from the screen filled with curiosity to know more about this man burton. Grant the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Mountains of the moon soundtrack cd details and availability.
Mountains of the moon, a 1990 film about a search for the source of the nile. Rei fall for the monsters trap and get buried in the snow. Mountains of the moon 1990 the movie database tmdb. Watch mountains of the moon movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The story of captain richard francis burtons and lt. International mountains of the moon 1990 from spain a. The 1990 epic mountains of the moon takes us to the age of exploration, when british adventurers and geographers were filling blank spaces on european maps, and searching for the source of the nile. The film notices the slave trade, and takes a glance at colonialism, but settles in to tell the story of the. Ive written about the vidor film before, most recently when it screened at this years tcm classic. Nov 04, 2015 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. This is a list of named mountains on the moon the heights listed below are not consistent across sources. Spoilers 1 two actors from the movie, roger rees and omar sharif, died on the exact same day. Fragmento musical perteneciente al film mountains of the moon.
Mountains of the moon vhs, 1990 for sale online ebay. Rolling stones peter travers touted its rousing thrills, startling beauty and searching performances while noting the aptness of its prevailing meditative. Rent mountains of the moon 1990 starring patrick bergin and iain glen on dvd and bluray. Director bob rafelson fulfilled a lifelong dream when he finally received backing to complete mountains of the moon. Sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. Explorer burton patrick bergin orates in director bob rafelson s victorian london, with lord murchison john savident, fiona shaw as isabel, richard e. The moon is a satellite of the earth, and its only one.
The film recreates the exploratory adventures of 19th century visionaries sir. The 1990 epic mountains of the moon takes us to the age of exploration, when british adventurers and geographers were filling blank spaces on european maps, and searching for. This one is a little late to the party, having been released midjanuary, but every so often there comes something you stumble upon that stops you in your tracks, and cant help but hold your. Released by polydor in 1990 843 02 containing music from mountains of the moon 1990. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
Find out why mountains of the moons tigers tongue is one of our favorite records so far this year below. The following is a list of mountains on the moon, arranged by relative height in kilometres. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all. Mountains of the moon, the englishlanguage title of the 20 bengali film chander pahar. John hanning spekes expedition to find the source of the nile river in the name of queen victoria. Available on dvd through au in the 1850s two british officers, captain richard burton patrick bergin, patriot games. What saves mountains of the moon is the rapport between its stars and the brilliant, epiclike cinematography of roger deakins. Both patrick bergin as burton and iain glen as speke deserved awards for their performances. Critically acclaimed account of the search by 19thcentury explorers sir richard burton and john hanning speke for the source of the nile. Having born in kenya, i found this dvd interesting. Patrick bergin iain glen fiona shaw 1990 british explorers richard burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen search africa for the source of the nile. The mountains of the moon were featured in the television documentary series africa by david attenborough on bbc 1, shown in january 20. I like moves that take me places i have never been, and, especially, places that i cant possible visit. Mountains of the moon soundtrack from 1990, composed by michael small.
Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 3, 2020. Financial analysis of mountains of the moon 1990 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Mountains of the moon 1990 r 0216 1990 us adventure 2h 16m user score. Two films, made decades apart, that deserve to be better known are playing on turner classic movies this week. Overview of mountains of the moon, 1990, directed by bob rafelson, with patrick bergin, iain glen, richard e. King vidors the strangers return 1933, which airs on tuesday, and bob rafelsons mountains of the moon 1990, on friday.
Patrick bergin richard francis burton, iain glen john hanning speke, richard e. John hanning spekes tumultuous expedition to find the source of the nile river. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. International mountains of the moon 1990 from spain a quick look discussion in bluray and uhd started by dick, jan 7, 2020. The complete list of mountains and mountain ranges on the moon. Fiona shaw, lain glen, james villiers, john savident, patrick bergin, richard e. Mountains of the moon is a 1990 biographical film depicting the 185758 journey of richard francis burton and john hanning speke in their expedition to central africa which culminated in spekes discovery of the source of the nile river and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. International mountains of the moon 1990 from spain. Its criminal that bob rafelsons mountains of the moon didnt receive more promotion. Mountains of the moon patrick bergin iain glen fiona shaw 1990 british explorers richard burton patrick bergin and john hanning speke iain glen search africa for the source of the nile.
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