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The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness

Prey For The Hunters

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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.

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Budget

$50000000

Revenue

$38619405

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

11 October 1996

Country

Germany

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Charles Remington

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Col. John Henry Patterson

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Beaumont

John Kani

John Kani

Samuel

Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Helena Patterson

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Dr. David Hawthorne

Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Angus Starling

Om Puri

Om Puri

Abdullah

Jack Devnarain

Jack Devnarain

Nervous Sikh Orderly

Henry Cele

Henry Cele

Mahina

Kurt Egelhof

Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim

Satchu Annamalai

Satchu Annamalai

Worker

Teddy Reddy

Teddy Reddy

Worker

Raheem Khan

Raheem Khan

Worker

Glen Gabela

Glen Gabela

Orderly

Richard Nwamba

Richard Nwamba

Orderly #2

Nick Lorentz

Nick Lorentz

Photographer

Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Stockton

Kaycey Padayachee

Kaycey Padayachee

Beaumont's Valet

Giles Masters

Giles Masters

Beaumont's Clerk

Justin Gifford

Justin Gifford

Patterson's Son

Patrick Gifford

Patrick Gifford

Patterson's Son

George Middlekoop

George Middlekoop

Station Master

Caesar the Lion

Caesar the Lion

Lion (uncredited)

Bongo the Lion

Bongo the Lion

Lion (uncredited)

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