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.
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| Directing | Bob Rafelson | Director |
| Writing | William Harrison | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bob Rafelson | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Harrison | Novel |
| Production | Terence A. Clegg | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Simon Kaye | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Nick Laws | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Patrick Clayton | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | David Bryant | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Ben Davis | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | Tommy Staples | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Paul Shersby | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Tim Lewis | Second Assistant Director |
| Lighting | John Higgins | Gaffer |
| Sound | Taffy Haines | Sound Engineer |
| Crew | Bob Gomme | Generator Operator |
| Production | Noori Dehnahi | Post Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Nick Penn | Clapper Loader |
| Visual Effects | David Harris | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Vicki Hiatt | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Stewart Monteith | Electrician |
| Lighting | Steve Langley | Electrician |
| Camera | Paul Englefield | Focus Puller |
| Sound | John Nutt | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Richard Broom | Grip |
| Production | Barbara Allen | Unit Production Manager |
| Lighting | Kevin Edland | Best Boy Electric |
| Editing | Scott Stevenson | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Alan Splet | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Sound Editor |
| Production | John Trehy | Production Accountant |
| Lighting | Terry Mulligan | Electrician |
| Crew | Michael R. Sloan | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | David Chiganze | Grip |
| Sound | C.J. Appel | ADR Supervisor |
| Sound | Ann Kroeber | Sound Editor |
| Art | Peter Russell | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jonathan McKinstry | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Chris Peppe | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | John Verbeck | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Diana Pellegrini | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Alf Joint | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Harrison | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Patsy de Lord | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Hills | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Christopher Dedrick | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Luis Colina | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Frank E. Eulner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Kevin De La Noy | Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Curtis Roush | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey Kroeber | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Philip McDonald | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Beveridge | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Edwards | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Robert Marty | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marjorie L. Hagar | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Peter Hancock | Property Master |
| Sound | Tina Fallani | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Hazel Crombie | First Assistant Accountant |
| Camera | Frank Connor | Still Photographer |
| Art | Gwendolyn Margetson | Draughtsman |
| Production | Beverley Keogh | Local Casting |
| Production | Beverly Winston | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Johnson | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Eleanor Fazan | Choreographer |
| Production | Emma Style | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simon Murray | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Ray Barrett | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Allan Wilson | Conductor |
| Production | Stephanie Clark | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Robert Raring | Color Timer |
| Art | Ted Ambrose | Draughtsman |
| Art | Jim Morahan | Draughtsman |
| Camera | Mirella Ricciardi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nikki Williams | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Mario Kassar | Executive Producer |
| Production | Andrew G. Vajna | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bright | Costume Design |
| Editing | Thom Noble | Editor |
| Art | Maurice Fowler | Art Direction |
| Production | Daniel Melnick | Producer |
| Production | Chris Curling | Associate Producer |
| Art | Harry Cordwell | Set Decoration |
| Art | Norman Reynolds | Production Design |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Art | Ajit Patnaik | Art Direction |
| Art | Fred Hole | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
