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The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

Prey For The Hunters

19966.81h 49m

Overview

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins
Written by William Goldman, John Henry Patterson
Produced by A. Kitman Ho, Paul B. Radin, Gale Anne Hurd
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $38.6M

Top Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Charles Remington

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Col. John Henry Patterson

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Beaumont

John Kani

John Kani

Samuel

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Helena Patterson

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Dr. David Hawthorne

Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Angus Starling

Om Puri

Om Puri

Abdullah

Jack Devnarain

Jack Devnarain

Nervous Sikh Orderly

H

Henry Cele

Mahina

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookhunterafricalionanimal attackbridgebritish armybased on true storylion attackcolonialismswahiliaggressivemysticismrailroad construction1890sbold

About The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness is a adventure, thriller, history film released in 1996 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, hunter, africa, lion, animal attack. Directed by Stephen Hopkins, it stars Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson. Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

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