The Ghost and the Darkness

1h 49min

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 Companies

Paramount Pictures

Douglas/Reuther Productions

Bernina Film

Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH

Constellation Films

Cast

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas

Charles Remington
Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Beaumont
John Kani

John Kani

Samuel
Emily Mortimer

Emily Mortimer

Helena Patterson
Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie

Brian McCardie

Angus Starling
Om Puri

Om Puri

Abdullah
Jack Devnarain

Jack Devnarain

Nervous Sikh Orderly
Kurt Egelhof

Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim
Richard Nwamba

Richard Nwamba

Orderly #2
Nick Lorentz

Nick Lorentz

Photographer
Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Stockton
Kaycey Padayachee

Kaycey Padayachee

Beaumont's Valet
Giles Masters

Giles Masters

Beaumont's Clerk
Justin Gifford

Justin Gifford

Patterson's Son
Patrick Gifford

Patrick Gifford

Patterson's Son
George Middlekoop

George Middlekoop

Station Master
Caesar the Lion

Caesar the Lion

Lion (uncredited)
Bongo the Lion

Bongo the Lion

Lion (uncredited)

Release date

11th Oct 1996

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English