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The Ghost and the Darkness

R

1996

109 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Michael Douglas headshot

Michael Douglas

Charles Remington

Val Kilmer headshot

Val Kilmer

Col. John Henry Patterson

Tom Wilkinson headshot

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Beaumont

John Kani headshot

John Kani

Samuel

Emily Mortimer headshot

Emily Mortimer

Helena Patterson

Bernard Hill headshot

Bernard Hill

Dr. David Hawthorne

Brian McCardie headshot

Brian McCardie

Angus Starling

Om Puri headshot

Om Puri

Abdullah

Henry Cele headshot

Henry Cele

Mahina

Kurt Egelhof headshot

Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim

Satchu Annamalai headshot

Satchu Annamalai

Worker

Teddy Reddy headshot

Teddy Reddy

Worker

Raheem Khan headshot

Raheem Khan

Worker

Jack Devnarain headshot

Jack Devnarain

Nervous Sikh Orderly

Glen Gabela headshot

Glen Gabela

Orderly

Richard Nwamba headshot

Richard Nwamba

Orderly #2

Nick Lorentz headshot

Nick Lorentz

Photographer

Alex Ferns headshot

Alex Ferns

Stockton

Kaycey Padayachee headshot

Kaycey Padayachee

Beaumont's Valet

Giles Masters headshot

Giles Masters

Beaumont's Clerk

Justin Gifford headshot

Justin Gifford

Patterson's Son

Patrick Gifford headshot

Patrick Gifford

Patterson's Son

George Middlekoop headshot

George Middlekoop

Station Master