The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

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The Ghost and the Darkness on IMDb 6.8/10 49,925 votes

Released:
1996-10-11

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.

Director:
Stephen Hopkins

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Adventure, Thriller, History

  • Cast:
  • Michael Douglas
    as
    Charles Remington
  • Val Kilmer
    as
    Col. John Henry Patterson
  • Tom Wilkinson
    as
    Sir Robert Beaumont
  • John Kani
    as
    Samuel
  • Emily Mortimer
    as
    Helena Patterson