In 1990 Rafelson directed '' Mountains of the Moon '' , a film about the 1857 – 58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to central Africa — the project that culminated in Speke 's discovery of the source of the Nile River . It starred Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke , and was hailed by critic Roger Ebert as " completely absorbing . " Ebert continued , " It tells its story soberly and intelligently , and with quiet style ... It 's the kind of movie that sends you away from the screen filled with curiosity to know more about this man Burton . " In '' Newsweek '' , critic Jack Kroll wrote , " The exploits of Sir Richard Francis Burton make Lawrence of Arabia look like a tourist . . . . From scene to scene this film grips you as few movies do , moving between Africa and England to spotlight an extraordinary range of characters in both ' primitive ' and ' civilized ' cultures : from the African tribal chiefs , mild or murderous , to the nabobs of the Royal Geographical Society , honest or treacherous . " Rafelson later observed , " I was very lucky to make that movie . And I can tell you , if there was ever a movie that I enjoyed making , it was that one . " In 1992 Rafelson teamed up with Nicholson and '' Five Easy Pieces '' screenwriter Carole Eastman for the film '' Man Trouble '' . In 1996 he made his last film with Nicholson to date , '' Blood and Wine '' . His most recent films are 1998 's '' Poodle Springs '' and 2002 's '' No Good Deed '' , based on works by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett , respectively . '' No Good Deed '' was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival
24th Moscow International Film Festival
24th Moscow International Film Festival
Bob Rafelson