

The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Movie · 1h 49m · R
AdventureThrillerHistory
"Prey For The Hunters"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
51%
Metacritic
46/100
Key crew
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen HopkinsDirector
- William GoldmanScreenplay
Cast
- Michael DouglasCharles Remington
- Val KilmerCol. John Henry Patterson
- Tom WilkinsonSir Robert Beaumont
- John KaniSamuel
- Emily MortimerHelena Patterson
- Bernard HillDr. David Hawthorne
- Brian McCardieAngus Starling
- Om PuriAbdullah
- Jack DevnarainNervous Sikh Orderly
- Henry CeleMahina
- Kurt EgelhofIndian Victim
- Satchu AnnamalaiWorker
Stills
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Themes
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