The Ghost and the Darkness
1996 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.8
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.
Also known as 暗夜獵殺
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-10-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,145 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- hunter
- africa
- lion
- animal attack
- bridge
- british army
- based on true story
- lion attack
- colonialism
- swahili
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1997
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1997 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Bernard Hill
as Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
as Angus Starling
Om Puri
as Abdullah
Jack Devnarain
as Nervous Sikh Orderly
- HC
Henry Cele
as Mahina
Directed by Stephen Hopkins