The Ghost and the Darkness

Name: The Ghost and the Darkness
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Genre: Adventure, Thriller, History
Released: 1996-10-11
Duration: 109 min
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer

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1996 · 109 min · R · Adventure · Thriller · History · TMDB 6.9/10

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.

Directed by Stephen Hopkins

Cast

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