Mountains of the Moon
Feb 16, 1990
136 min
AdventureDramaHistory
6.4/ 10
79 votesOverview
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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6.4/10
79 votesIMDB
7.1/10
4,417 votesRotten Tomatoes
67%
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Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$4,011,793Worldwide gross
Profit-$13,988,207Loss
ROI
-77.7%Return on investmentUS Box Office$4,011,793Domestic earnings
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1 win
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"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
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TriStar PicturesIndieProd Company ProductionsZephyr FilmsCarolco Pictures
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