The Ghost and the Darkness
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The Ghost and the Darkness

19961h 49mAdventureThrillerHistory
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Story Line

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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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

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Rating

6.8/ 10

Release Date

1996-10-11

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

AdventureThrillerHistory

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User Reviews (3)

John Chard

John Chard

7/10
1/27/2019
Oh, you're right. The devil has come to Tsavo. Look at me, I am the devil. The Ghost and the Darkness is directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by William Goldman. It stars Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Bria...
sykobanana

sykobanana

9/10
1/2/2021
I loved this movie when I got to see it when it was first released. Based on a true story (in fact the only part that was made up for is the lions' den scene), this movie breathes Africa due to the incredible cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Af...
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

7/10
12/26/2023
**Overall, a good African adventure film.** Overall, I liked this film. Africa has always held a fascination for Europeans, and anyone who has lived there will certainly recognize that it leaves a mark, a kind of spell or enchantment. Anyone who i...