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The Ghost and the Darkness
“Prey For The Hunters”
6.8 / 10• 1996• 1h 49m•R• English
AdventureThrillerHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Douglas
Charles Remington
Lead
Val Kilmer
Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson
Sir Robert Beaumont
John Kani
Samuel
Emily Mortimer
Helena Patterson
Bernard Hill
Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
Angus Starling
Om Puri
Abdullah
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stephen Hopkins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ghost and the Darkness is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
