The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

1996
1h 49m
6.8

6.8/10

1,127 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $50,000,000

Revenue: $38,619,405

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Paramount Pictures Douglas/Reuther Productions Bernina Film Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH Constellation Films
Production Countries
Germany United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 11, 1996
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0116409

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

Henry Cele
Henry Cele

Mahina

Kurt Egelhof
Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim

Satchu Annamalai
Satchu Annamalai

Worker

Key Crew

Stephen Hopkins
Director
William Goldman
Screenplay
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Paul B. Radin
Producer
Steven Reuther
Executive Producer
Michael Douglas
Executive Producer