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The Ghost and the Darkness(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-10-11
68%
1041 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
Prey For The Hunters
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Germany,
United States of America
Budget: $50,000,000.00
Revenue: $38,619,405.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Bernina Film
Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Constellation Films
Movie: The Ghost and the Darkness
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael Douglas
Charles Remington
Val Kilmer
Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson
Sir Robert Beaumont
John Kani
Samuel
Emily Mortimer
Helena Patterson
Bernard Hill
Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
Angus Starling
Om Puri
Abdullah
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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 Trailer | Michael Douglas | Val Kilmer - Trailer
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