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The Ghost and the Darkness

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.

19961h 49mRAdventure, Thriller, History

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About The Ghost and the Darkness

Directors
Stephen Hopkins
Cast
Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer, Bernard Hill
Genres
Adventure, Thriller, History
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Germany, United States of America
Status
Released

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