The Ghost and the Darkness
The Ghost and the Darkness

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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.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Ghost and the Darkness:

Michael Douglas
Val Kilmer
Tom Wilkinson
John Kani
Emily Mortimer
Bernard Hill

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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.

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The Associated Press - 10/10 by Bob ThomasA throwback to bygone historical adventures, The Ghost and the Darkness is a classy, high-gloss yarn with sterling production values, fine performances and breathtaking vistas. It’s a literate and eerie true-life chiller that should grab moviegoers who’ve been hungering for adult entertainment.
Fantastica Daily - 8/10 by Chuck O'LearyA scenery-chewing Michael Douglas is the highlight of this passable landlocked variation of Jaws.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - 8/10 by Jeff ViceWhat Jaws did for sharks, The Ghost and the Darkness may do for lions.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 7/10 by William ArnoldYou will jump out of your seat then wince at every kill, but you won't leave the cinema thinking you've seen a classic. Which is a crying shame.
Boxoffice Magazine - 7/10 by Wade MajorA rousingly effective 'man versus beast' yarn in the great tradition of Jaws and Moby Dick.
The New York Times - 7/10 by Janet MaslinThe Ghost and the Darkness, a lion-hunting story set in 19th-century Africa, is the rare Hollywood action-adventure that becomes more surprising and exotic as it moves along. While it begins on an unpromisingly starchy note, the film soon picks up speed, color and nicely nonchalant humor as it tells a true story about near-mythic beasts.
Rolling Stone - 6/10 by Peter TraversThe script by William Goldman (Misery) is based on fact, and when the movie sticks to fact (in an unprecedented bout of man-eating, the lions took just a few months to slaughter 130 bridge builders), the result is a hypnotic spectacle. The natives fear that the lions are unkillable demons. The hunters — Douglas and Kilmer spar splendidly in their roles — aim to prove them wrong. Hopkins, unfortunately, won’t leave well enough alone.
WaffleMovies.com - 6/10 by Willie WaffleGets a bit weird and boring. Both stars can do better.
Los Angeles Times - 6/10 by Kenneth TuranBut the very thing that drew the two actors to this ripping yarn — their enchantment with playing archetypes of male power — is the very thing that undoes their awfully big adventure.
7M Pictures - 6/10 by Kevin CarrIt sounds like it might be a good movie, but it ain't.

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