
The Search for the Nile
The Nile's source was the last great mystery for European explorers in the 19th century. The story of its discovery is one of heroism in the service of faith, greed, and obsession.
DramaDocumentary
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Rating
6.0/10
Release Date
1971-09-22
Episodes
6 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast

André van Gyseghem
Sir Roderick Murchison

Kenneth Haigh
Sir Richard F. Burton

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Isabelle Arundell

John Quentin
John Hanning Speke

Michael Gough
David Livingstone

James Mason
Narrator

Ian McCulloch
James Grant

Catherine Schell
Florence Baker

Oliver Litondo
King Mutesa

Norman Rossington
Samuel Baker

Seth Adagala
Bombay
Production Companies

BBC
Time-Life Television Productions