The Ghost And The Darkness
Adventure, Drama
Paramount Pictures  (1996) 109 mins R

6.5 (16,289 votes)
Prey For The Hunters

Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer star in this tense, terrific and true adventure set in 1896 East Africa. There, two lions on a man-eating rampage have shut down the construction of a railway. The beasts hunt together, showing no fear of man or fire. What's more, they're killing for sport rather than for food - and they have an almost supernatural knack for knowing what traps await them. Big-game hunter Remington (Douglas) and construction engineer Patterson (Kilmer) set out to stop these unstoppable monsters. But, in this astonishing tale of man against beast, the hunters become the hunted....

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Cast and Crew
Michael Douglas  ......  Charles Remington
Val Kilmer  ......  Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson  ......  Robert Beaumont
John Kani  ......  Samuel
Bernard Hill  ......  Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie  ......  Angus Starling
Director  .....  Stephen Hopkins
Producer  .....  Gale Anne Hurd; A. Kitman Ho; Michael Douglas; Grant Hill
Writer  .....  William Goldman
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: Misuse of bird songs/calls. Barred owl, boreal owl, and common nighthawk are native to North America, not Africa. (more)

Trivia:
The real Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson published a book about his experiences, titled "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo." (more)

Filming Locations:
Songimvelo Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa (more)

Quotes:
Hawthorne: I wouldn't have thought bravery would be a problem for you.
Charles Remington: Well, you hope each time it won't be... But you never really know.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 nominations (more)