The Ghost and the Darkness

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 11, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Germany, United States of America

Production

Paramount,Douglas/Reuther Productions,Constellation Films,Bernina Film,Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Michael Douglas,Val Kilmer,Tom Wilkinson,John Kani,Emily Mortimer,Bernard Hill,Brian McCardie,Om Puri,Jack Devnarain,Henry Celeand 15 more

Director

Stephen Hopkins

Writer

William Goldman,John Henry Patterson

Producer

Paul B. Radin,Gale Anne Hurd,A. Kitman Ho,Steven Reuther,Michael Douglas

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$38,619,405

IMDb

tt0116409