The Ghost and the Darkness
“Prey For The Hunters”
1996•R•1h 49m•6.9•Released
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.
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Writer
William Goldman
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$39M
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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
Jack Devnarain
Nervous Sikh Orderly
Henry Cele
Mahina
Kurt Egelhof
Indian Victim
Satchu Annamalai
Worker
Teddy Reddy
Worker
Raheem Khan
Worker
Glen Gabela
Orderly
Production
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Company
Bernina Film
Company
Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Company
Constellation Films
Producer
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Paul B. Radin
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
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