"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."
Patrick Bergin
as Richard Burton
Iain Glen
as John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
as Oliphant
Fiona Shaw
as Isabel
John Savident
as Lord Murchison
James Villiers
as Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins
as Edward
Peter Vaughan
as Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo
as Mabruki
Bernard Hill
as Dr. Livingstone
Matthew Marsh
as William
Richard Caldicot
as Lord Russell
Christopher Fulford
as Herne
Garry Cooper
as Stroyan
Roshan Seth
as Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo
as Sidi Bombay
Jimmy Gardner
as Jarvis
Doreen Mantle
as Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
as Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre
as Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips
as Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
as Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
as Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
as Swinburne
Lenny Juma
as Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
as Ngola
Martin Okello
as Veldu
Philip Voss
as Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
as Papworth
Pip Torrens
as Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
as Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
as Lema
Alison Limerick
as Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
as Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek
as Doctor
Stewart Harwood
as Attendant
George Malpas
as Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
as 1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
as 2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski
as 3rd Reporter
Bob Rafelson
Director
William Harrison
Screenplay
Novel
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Roger Deakins
Camera Operator
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Tim Lewis
John Higgins
Gaffer
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Bob Gomme
Generator Operator
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Nick Penn
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Steve Langley
Paul Englefield
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Richard Broom
Grip
Barbara Allen
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Scott Stevenson
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Silvers
John Trehy
Production Accountant
Terry Mulligan
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
David Chiganze
C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor
Ann Kroeber
Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director
Jonathan McKinstry
Chris Peppe
John Verbeck
Diana Pellegrini
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Joan Hills
Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Luis Colina
Frank E. Eulner
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Berger
David Parker
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Robert Marty
Marjorie L. Hagar
Peter Hancock
Tina Fallani
Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman
Beverley Keogh
Local Casting
Beverly Winston
Production Secretary
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Emma Style
Casting Assistant
Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Allan Wilson
Conductor
Stephanie Clark
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Ted Ambrose
Jim Morahan
Mirella Ricciardi
Director of Photography
Nikki Williams
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Michael Small
Original Music Composer
John Bright
Costume Design
Thom Noble
Editor
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Chris Curling
Associate Producer
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Norman Reynolds
Production Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
Ajit Patnaik
Fred Hole
Jenny Beavan