Movie Description
The Ghost and the Darkness
(1996)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Stephen Hopkins
- Producer : Paul B. Radin,Gale Anne Hurd,A. Kitman Ho
- Editor : Steve Mirkovich,Robert Brown,Roger Bondelli
- Cast : Michael Douglas,Val Kilmer,Tom Wilkinson,John Kani,Emily Mortimer,Bernard Hill,Brian McCardie,Om Puri,Jack Devnarain,Henry Cele,Kurt Egelhof,Satchu Annamalai,Teddy Reddy,Raheem Khan,Glen Gabela,Richard Nwamba,Nick Lorentz,Alex Ferns,Kaycey Padayachee,Giles Masters,Justin Gifford,Patrick Gifford,George Middlekoop,Caesar the Lion,Bongo the Lion
Cast
Charles Remington
Col. John Henry Patterson
Sir Robert Beaumont
Samuel
Helena Patterson
Dr. David Hawthorne
Angus Starling
Abdullah
Nervous Sikh Orderly
Mahina
Indian Victim
Worker
Worker
Worker
Orderly
Orderly #2
Photographer
Stockton
Beaumont's Valet
Beaumont's Clerk
Patterson's Son
Patterson's Son
Station Master
Lion (uncredited)
Lion (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Ghost and the Darkness
Status Released
Release Information
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1996-10-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 49m
Budget₹ 50000000
Revenue₹ 38619405
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,Douglas/Reuther Productions,Bernina Film,Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH,Constellation Films
Genres
- Adventure
- Thriller
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