The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

Movie Details

Original Title The Ghost and the Darkness

Original Language EN

Budget $50,000,000

Revenue $38,619,405

Status Released

Popularity 3.5

Cast

Michael Douglas

Charles Remington

Popularity: 8.0

Val Kilmer

Col. John Henry Patterson

Popularity: 2.8

Tom Wilkinson

Sir Robert Beaumont

Popularity: 6.5

John Kani

Samuel

Popularity: 0.7

Emily Mortimer

Helena Patterson

Popularity: 2.2

Bernard Hill

Dr. David Hawthorne

Popularity: 9.6

Brian McCardie

Angus Starling

Popularity: 0.2

Om Puri

Abdullah

Popularity: 1.2

Jack Devnarain

Nervous Sikh Orderly

Popularity: 0.3

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Henry Cele

Mahina

Popularity: 3.3

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Kurt Egelhof

Indian Victim

Popularity: 0.6

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Satchu Annamalai

Worker

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Stephen Hopkins

Screenplay William Goldman

Producer A. Kitman Ho, Gale Anne Hurd, Paul B. Radin

Editor Roger Bondelli, Robert Brown, Steve Mirkovich

Executive Producer Steven Reuther, Michael Douglas

Production

Paramount Pictures

Douglas/Reuther Productions

Bernina Film

Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH

Constellation Films

Videos & Trailers

The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 Trailer | Michael Douglas | Val Kilmer

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10

Jan 27, 2019

Oh, you're right. The devil has come to Tsavo. Look at me, I am the devil. The Ghost and the Darkness is directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by William Goldman. It stars Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie and Emily Mortimer. Music is by Jerry G ... Read more

sykobanana 9/10

Jan 2, 2021

I loved this movie when I got to see it when it was first released. Based on a true story (in fact the only part that was made up for is the lions' den scene), this movie breathes Africa due to the incredible cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Africa is as bright and as amazing in this film as i ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 7/10

Dec 26, 2023

**Overall, a good African adventure film.** Overall, I liked this film. Africa has always held a fascination for Europeans, and anyone who has lived there will certainly recognize that it leaves a mark, a kind of spell or enchantment. Anyone who is there for a while never forgets Africa, and alwa ... Read more