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