The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
Release: 1996-10-11
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 6.8
Adventure
Thriller
History
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.
Production Countries
Germany
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Bernina Film
Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Constellation Films
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Caesar the Lion
as Lion (uncredited)
Val Kilmer
as Col. John Henry Patterson
Jack Devnarain
as Nervous Sikh Orderly
John Kani
as Samuel
Bernard Hill
as Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
as Angus Starling
Bongo the Lion
as Lion (uncredited)
Michael Douglas
as Charles Remington
Tom Wilkinson
as Sir Robert Beaumont
Emily Mortimer
as Helena Patterson
Om Puri
as Abdullah
Alex Ferns
as Stockton
Crew
Tim McGovern
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Steve Saklad
Supervising Art Director
Ellen Mirojnick
Costume Design
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Chris Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
William Goldman
Screenplay
Gabriel Beristain
Second Unit Director of Photography
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Steve Mirkovich
Editor
Stephen Hopkins
Director
Grant Hill
Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Josh McLaglen
Second Unit Director
Michael Douglas
Executive Producer
John Roesch
Foley Artist