The Search for the Nile

The Search for the Nile (1971)

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.

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  • First Air Date: 1971-09-22
  • Last Air Date: 1971-10-27
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 6
  • Network: BBC One
  • Directors: Christopher Ralling, Fred Burnley, Richard Marquand.

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    6 Episodes

Trailer

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