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The Ghost and the Darkness( 1996)

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Prey For The Hunters

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michael Douglas

      Charles Remington

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      Val Kilmer

      Col. John Henry Patterson

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      Tom Wilkinson

      Sir Robert Beaumont

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      John Kani

      Samuel

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      Emily Mortimer

      Helena Patterson

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      Bernard Hill

      Dr. David Hawthorne

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      Brian McCardie

      Angus Starling

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      Om Puri

      Abdullah

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      Henry Cele

      Mahina

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      Kurt Egelhof

      Indian Victim

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      Satchu Annamalai

      Worker

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      Teddy Reddy

      Worker

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      Raheem Khan

      Worker

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      Jack Devnarain

      Nervous Sikh Orderly

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      Glen Gabela

      Orderly

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      Richard Nwamba

      Orderly #2

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      Nick Lorentz

      Photographer

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      Alex Ferns

      Stockton

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      Kaycey Padayachee

      Beaumont's Valet

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      Giles Masters

      Beaumont's Clerk

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      Justin Gifford

      Patterson's Son

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      Patrick Gifford

      Patterson's Son

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      George Middlekoop

      Station Master

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jan 27 2019
    Oh, you're right. The devil has come to Tsavo. Look at me, I am the devil. The Ghost and the Darkness is directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by William Goldman. It stars Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie and Emily Mortimer. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond. Tsavo, Kenya and a bridge engineer teams up with an experienced professional hunter to hunt for two lions that have been attacking local construction workers. As is often the case, one should seek out the real stories that are involved in this ret...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    50000000.00

    Revenue

    38619405.00

    Keywords

    • london, england
    • based on novel or book
    • hunter
    • africa
    • lion
    • animal attack
    • bridge
    • british army
    • based on true story
    • lion attack
    • colonialism
    • swahili
    • mysticism
    • railroad construction
    • 1890s