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The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 Directed by Stephen Hopkins

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.

Countries Germany , USA
Production Countries Germany , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Budget $50,000,000
Revenue $38,619,405
Release Date 11 October 1996
109 mins
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
Teddy Reddy Worker
Raheem Khan Worker
Glen Gabela Orderly
Richard Nwamba Orderly #2
Nick Lorentz Photographer
Alex Ferns Stockton
Kaycey Padayachee Beaumont's Valet
Giles Masters Beaumont's Clerk
Justin Gifford Patterson's Son
Patrick Gifford Patterson's Son
George Middlekoop Station Master
Caesar the Lion Lion (uncredited)
Bongo the Lion Lion (uncredited)