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Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

Feb 16, 1990
136 min
AdventureDramaHistory
6.4/ 10
79 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.4/10
79 votes
IMDB
7.1/10
4,417 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$4,011,793Worldwide gross
Profit-$13,988,207Loss
ROI
-77.7%Return on investment
US Box Office$4,011,793Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win

Details

Production information

"Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$4,011,793

Production Companies

TriStar PicturesIndieProd Company ProductionsZephyr FilmsCarolco Pictures

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