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The Ghost and the Darkness

Prey For The Hunters

6.9(1,213)19961h 49m6

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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Status
Released
Budget
$50M
Box office
$38.6M
Language
English
  • london, england
  • based on novel or book
  • hunter
  • africa
  • lion
  • animal attack
  • bridge
  • british army
  • based on true story
  • lion attack
  • colonialism
  • swahili

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Germany, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereRHollywood, California3 Oct 1996
    • TheatricalR11 Oct 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1517 Jan 1997
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM9 Jan 1997
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1616 Jan 1997
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1431 Jan 1997
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+3 Apr 1997
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical14 Feb 1997
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU12 Feb 1997
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1216 Jan 1997
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1515 Dec 1996
    • PhysicalDVD10 Mar 2001
  • Hong KongHK

    • Theatrical28 Nov 1996
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1616 Jan 1997

Frequently asked questions

The Ghost and the Darkness was released on 11 October 1996.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    1/27/2019

    7/10

    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 profe…

  • S

    sykobanana

    1/2/2021

    9/10

    I loved this movie when I got to see it when it was first released. Based on a true story (in fact the only part that was made up for is the lions' den scene), this movie breathes Africa due to the incredible cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Africa is as bright and as amazing in this film as it is in person. There is no CGI, only real, trained lions and real effects. Set during the European colonialisation…

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    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/26/2023

    7/10

    **Overall, a good African adventure film.** Overall, I liked this film. Africa has always held a fascination for Europeans, and anyone who has lived there will certainly recognize that it leaves a mark, a kind of spell or enchantment. Anyone who is there for a while never forgets Africa, and always brings with them a little bit of this magnificent and martyred continent. The film manages to give a flavor of the wi…

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