Bob Rafelson got his start in entertainment by creating the Monkees as a knockoff of the Beatles. He then turned to cinema, directing Jack Nicholson in several movies (most notably "Five Easy Pieces"). With all this under his belt, it will probably come as a surprise to people that Rafelson also directed the 1990 epic "Mountains of the Moon", about Richard Burton's and John Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile. Certainly an impressive story.
Undeniably, they put their all into the movie. I just get the feeling that the lax depiction of colonialism might look questionable nowadays. Otherwise, I recommend the movie.
In addition to Patrick Bergin, the cast includes Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont on "Game of Thrones"), Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter movies), Peter Vaughan (Master Aemon on "Game of Thrones"), Bernard Hill (King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings movies) and Omar Sharif (the title role in "Dr. Zhivago"). Also appearing are Richard E. Grant, Delroy Lindo and Roshan Seth.
To think that there was an explorer named Richard Burton, and then a man named Richard Jenkins adopted the name Richard Burton to become an actor (interestingly enough, there was a later actor named Richard Jenkins).
Undeniably, they put their all into the movie. I just get the feeling that the lax depiction of colonialism might look questionable nowadays. Otherwise, I recommend the movie.
In addition to Patrick Bergin, the cast includes Iain Glen (Ser Jorah Mormont on "Game of Thrones"), Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter movies), Peter Vaughan (Master Aemon on "Game of Thrones"), Bernard Hill (King Théoden in the Lord of the Rings movies) and Omar Sharif (the title role in "Dr. Zhivago"). Also appearing are Richard E. Grant, Delroy Lindo and Roshan Seth.
To think that there was an explorer named Richard Burton, and then a man named Richard Jenkins adopted the name Richard Burton to become an actor (interestingly enough, there was a later actor named Richard Jenkins).