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.

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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

Patrick Bergin — Richard Burton

Patrick Connolly Bergin (born February 4, 1951) is an Irish actor and singer. He may be best-known internationally for playing the menacing husband of Julia Roberts' character in the thriller Sleeping with the Enemy and is also known for his role as Irish terrorist Kevin O'Donnell in the film adaption of Patriot Games. Bergin also appeared as Robin Hood in a 1991 TV movie. He recently played the r

Iain Glen — John Hanning Speke

Iain Alan Sutherland Glen (born 24 June 1961) is a Scottish actor. Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs/Tyrant in three films of the Resident Evil film series (2004–2016) and as Ser Jorah Mormont in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon (1990), Larry Winters in Silent Scream (1990)

Richard E. Grant — Oliphant

Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He als