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.
Richard Burton
John Hanning Speke
Oliphant
Isabel
Lord Murchison
Lord Oliphant
Edward
Lord Houghton
Mabruki
Dr. Livingstone
William
Lord Russell
Herne
Stroyan
Ben Amir
Sidi Bombay
Jarvis
Mrs. Speke
Mrs. Arundell
Norton Shaw
Mr. Arundell
Lady Houghton
Lord Cowley
Swinburne
Colonel Rigby
Papworth
Lt. Hesketh
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Doctor
Lead Actor
3rd Reporter
Director
Screenplay
Executive Producer
Producer