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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

Adventure Thriller History

Prey For The Hunters

Release Date: 1996, October 11
Directors: Stephen Hopkins
Countries: Germany, United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Bernina Film, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Constellation Films
Cast: Bernard Hill, Val Kilmer, Alex Ferns, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer, Michael Douglas, Om Puri, Brian McCardie, Bongo the Lion, Caesar the Lion, Jack Devnarain

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story lion animal attack bold london, england hunter british army aggressive africa mysticism bridge railroad construction 1890s colonialism lion attack swahili