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The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness
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The Ghost and the Darkness

1996
1h 49m
Adventure
Thriller
History

Status

Released

Release

1996

Runtime

1h 49m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

5
fuboTV
Paramount Plus Premium
Paramount Plus Essential
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel

Rent

6
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Spectrum On Demand

Buy

5
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YouTube
Fandango At Home
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Storyline

"Prey For The Hunters"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 49m
Oct 11, 1996
Languages
English
Director
Stephen Hopkins
Stephen Hopkins
Production
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Douglas/Reuther Productions
Bernina Film
Bernina Film
Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Constellation Films
Constellation Films
Production Countries
Germany
United States of America

Top Cast

25 Cast Members

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

Henry Cele

Mahina

Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim

Satchu Annamalai

Worker

Teddy Reddy

Worker

Raheem Khan

Worker

Glen Gabela

Orderly

Richard Nwamba

Orderly #2

Nick Lorentz

Photographer

Alex Ferns

Alex Ferns

Stockton

Kaycey Padayachee

Beaumont's Valet

Giles Masters

Beaumont's Clerk

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