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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) 6.7
Set in 1898, this movie is based on the true story of two lions in Africa that killed 130 people over a nine month period, while a bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter tried to ... See full summary » Director:Stephen HopkinsWriter:William Goldman |
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Set in 1898, this movie is based on the true story of two lions in Africa that killed 130 people over a nine month period, while a bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter tried to kill them. Written by Adil Siddiqi <adil@virginia.edu>
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Control Your Fear See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some violence and gore involving animal attacks | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Geist und die Dunkelheit See more »Box Office
Budget:
$55,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ITL 3,820,999,000 (Italy) (27 December 1996)Gross:
$38,553,833 (USA) (7 February 1997)Company Credits
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Traditional musics
Lyrics by George Acogny
Produced by George Acogny
Performed by The Worldbeaters
with The Johannesburg Choir
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After the lions were killed, their skins were used as rugs by Col. Patterson. They were later sold to the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, who had them stuffed and placed on display. Because they were originally used as rugs with resulting deterioration of the hides, the lions are much smaller than they originally were. See more »Goofs
When Robert Beaumont asks Col. Patterson to build the bridge, the world map behind him shows countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and various African countries which were obviously not separate countries in 1896. See more »Crazy Credits
The beginning of the end credits is shown with a photograph of the real bridge as background. See more »Soundtracks
"Safari Ya Bamba (Journey to Bamba)"Traditional musics
Lyrics by George Acogny
Produced by George Acogny
Performed by The Worldbeaters
with The Johannesburg Choir
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"The Ghost & the Darkness" is a very good adventure flick set in Africa in the late 19th century, and is based on a true incident. Kilmer plays an engineer sent to build a railroad bridge over the Tsavo river. Work is halted by attacks from two man-eating lions which terrorize the workers. Seems these lions are exhibiting behavior not seen in lions before, i.e. they appear to be hunting for sport ('the Ghost' and 'the Darkness' are the names given to the 2 lions by the native workers). Douglas plays a famous renegade American hunter, a tragically scarred Civil War veteran, hired by the railroad to kill the lions.
Good adventure, well-paced, with stunning photography of the African countryside. The movie has an "R" rating which I can't figure out; perhaps because of the bloodiness of the lion dinner scenes (and lunch, and breakfast, and between-meal snacks....). I have seen many PG13's which have more blood & guts than this.
I give it a straight A; my 10-year old son gave it an enthusiastic thumbs-up also).