The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

109 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Horror, History | Oct. 11, 1996

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.

The Ghost and the Darkness

109 mins | Action, Thriller, Adventure, Horror, History | Oct. 11, 1996

The Ghost and the Darkness
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Paramount, Constellation Films, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Bernina Film
Original title The Ghost and the Darkness
Directors Jamie Christopher, Josh McLaglen, Javier Chinchilla, Nikki Clapp, Matt Rebenkoff, Patrick Kinney, David H. Venghaus Jr., José Luis Escolar, Stephen Hopkins
Writers John Henry Patterson, William Goldman

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

Bernard Hill

as Dr. David Hawthorne

Brian McCardie

as Angus Starling

Om Puri

as Abdullah

Jack Devnarain

as Nervous Sikh Orderly

Henry Cele

as Mahina

Kurt Egelhof

as Indian Victim

Satchu Annamalai

as Worker

Teddy Reddy

as Worker

Raheem Khan

as Worker

Glen Gabela

as Orderly

Richard Nwamba

as Orderly #2

Nick Lorentz

as Photographer

Alex Ferns

as Stockton

Kaycey Padayachee

as Beaumont's Valet

Giles Masters

as Beaumont's Clerk

Justin Gifford

as Patterson's Son

Patrick Gifford

as Patterson's Son

George Middlekoop

as Station Master