Movie
The Ghost and the Darkness
Released: October 11, 1996 (1996)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genres: Adventure, Thriller, History
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Michael Douglas as Charles Remington
Age at release: 52
- John Kani as Samuel
Age at release: 52
- Bernard Hill as Dr. David Hawthorne
Age at release: 51
- Tom Wilkinson as Sir Robert Beaumont
Age at release: 48
- Henry Cele as Mahina
Age at release: 47
- Om Puri as Abdullah
Age at release: 45
- Val Kilmer as Col. John Henry Patterson
Age at release: 36
- Brian McCardie as Angus Starling
Age at release: 31
- Emily Mortimer as Helena Patterson
Age at release: 25
- Jack Devnarain as Nervous Sikh Orderly
Age at release: Unknown
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- Alex Ferns as Stockton
Age at release: 27
- Kurt Egelhof as Indian Victim
Age at release: Unknown
- Satchu Annamalai as Worker
Age at release: Unknown
- Teddy Reddy as Worker
Age at release: Unknown
- Raheem Khan as Worker
Age at release: Unknown
- Glen Gabela as Orderly
Age at release: Unknown
- Richard Nwamba as Orderly #2
Age at release: Unknown
- Nick Lorentz as Photographer
Age at release: Unknown
- Kaycey Padayachee as Beaumont's Valet
Age at release: Unknown
- Justin Gifford as Patterson's Son
Age at release: Unknown
- Patrick Gifford as Patterson's Son
Age at release: Unknown
- George Middlekoop as Station Master
Age at release: Unknown
- Caesar the Lion as Lion (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Bongo the Lion as Lion (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown