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. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.

• DirectorBob Rafelson
• Release16 February 1990
• Genre
  Adventure / Drama
• Duration2h 16m
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• Rate
  

  6.487
  75 reviews
• Productions

  TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures