United States / Oct 03, 1996 / R / Hollywood, California
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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) |
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| Bongo the Lion | Lion (uncredited) |
Genres
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Ghost and the Darkness |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Bernina Film, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Constellation Films |
| Release date | 11 ottobre 1996 |
| Executive producer | Steven Reuther, Michael Douglas |
| Production | A. Kitman Ho, Paul B. Radin, Gale Anne Hurd, Grant Hill |
| Writer | William Goldman, John Henry Patterson |
| Casting | Mary Selway, Sarah Trevis |
| Editing | Robert Brown, Steve Mirkovich, Roger Bondelli, Sean Hubbert, Mo Henry, Bob Kaiser |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond, Lars Cox, Carlos De Carvalho, Dennis Seawright, Neal Norton, Joseph D. Urbanczyk, Gabriel Beristain, Mike Miller, Guy Micheletti, Frank Connor |
| Assistant directors | Patrick Kinney, José Luis Escolar, Matt Rebenkoff, David H. Venghaus Jr., Jamie Christopher, Stephen Hopkins, Nikki Clapp, Javier Chinchilla, Josh McLaglen |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 11, 1996 / R
South Korea / Nov 16, 1996 / 15
Hong Kong / Nov 28, 1996
Greece / Dec 15, 1996 / 15
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Italy / Dec 27, 1996 / T
Australia / Jan 09, 1997 / M
Argentina / Jan 16, 1997 / +16
Germany / Jan 16, 1997 / 12
Hungary / Jan 16, 1997 / 16
Ireland / Jan 17, 1997 / 15
United Kingdom / Jan 17, 1997 / 15
New Zealand / Jan 30, 1997
Brazil / Jan 31, 1997 / 14
Switzerland / Jan 31, 1997
Spain / Feb 03, 1997
Singapore / Feb 06, 1997 / NC16
France / Feb 12, 1997 / U
Denmark / Feb 14, 1997
Norway / Feb 14, 1997 / 15
Portugal / Feb 14, 1997
Sweden / Feb 14, 1997 / 15
Japan / Mar 29, 1997
Czechia / Apr 03, 1997 / 12+
Poland / Jun 27, 1997
Physical media
Greece / Mar 10, 2001 / DVD
Mexico / Sep 12, 2017 / A / DVD
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