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The Ghost and the Darkness

“Prey For The Hunters”

★ 6.9 / 10 (1,219 votes)October 11, 1996109 minEN
AdventureThrillerHistory

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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Movie facts

Release dateOctober 11, 1996
StatusReleased
Runtime109 min
Rating★ 6.9 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish
CountryGermany, United States of America
Budget$50,000,000
Revenue$38,619,405
ProductionParamount Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Bernina Film, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Constellation Films
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Crew

Director

Stephen Hopkins

Writers

William Goldman

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Cast

Michael DouglasMichael DouglasCharles Remington
Val KilmerVal KilmerCol. John Henry Patterson
Tom WilkinsonTom WilkinsonSir Robert Beaumont
John KaniJohn KaniSamuel
Emily MortimerEmily MortimerHelena Patterson
Bernard HillBernard HillDr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardieBrian McCardieAngus Starling
Om PuriOm PuriAbdullah
Jack DevnarainJack DevnarainNervous Sikh Orderly
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Henry CeleMahina
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Kurt EgelhofIndian Victim
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Satchu AnnamalaiWorker
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