
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
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- R
- 1h 50min
- Adventure, Drama
- 11 Oct 1996 (USA)
- Movie
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 5 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Michael Douglas | ... |
Charles Remington
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Val Kilmer | ... |
Col. John Henry Patterson
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Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Robert Beaumont
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John Kani | ... |
Samuel
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Bernard Hill | ... |
Dr. David Hawthorne
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Brian McCardie | ... |
Angus Starling
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Emily Mortimer | ... |
Helena Patterson
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Om Puri | ... |
Abdullah
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Henry Cele | ... |
Mahina
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Kurt Egelhof | ... |
Indian Victim
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Satchu Annamalai | ... |
Worker #1
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Teddy Reddy | ... |
Worker #2
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Raheem Khan | ... |
Worker #3
(as Rakeem Khan)
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Jack Devnarain | ... |
Nervous Sikh Orderly
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Glen Gabela | ... |
Orderly #1
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Richard Nwamba | ... |
Orderly #2
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Nick Lorentz | ... |
Photographer
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Alex Ferns | ... |
Nigel Bransford
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Kaycey Padayachee | ... |
Beaumont's Valet
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Giles Masters | ... |
Beaumont's Clerk
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Patrick Gifford | ... |
Patterson's Son
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Justin Gifford | ... |
Patterson's Son
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George Middlekoop | ... |
Station Master
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Bongo | ... |
Lion (uncredited)
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Caesar | ... |
Lion (uncredited)
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Stephen Evans | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Sudan | ... |
Sudan The Lion (uncredited)
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Directed by
Stephen Hopkins |
Written by
William Goldman | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Michael Douglas | ... | executive producer |
Grant Hill | ... | co-producer |
A. Kitman Ho | ... | producer |
Gale Anne Hurd | ... | producer |
Paul B. Radin | ... | producer (as Paul Radin) |
Steven Reuther | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith |
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Roger Bondelli | ||
Robert Brown | ||
Steve Mirkovich | ||
Bert Lovitt | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson | ... | assistant editor |
Erik C. Andersen | ... | assistant editor |
Sam Citron | ... | assistant editor |
Megan Gill | ... | assistant editor |
Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
Martin C. Heselov | ... | assistant editor |
Sean Hubbert | ... | associate editor |
Julie Janata | ... | assistant editor |
Bob Kaiser | ... | color timer |
Bryan McMahan | ... | colorist: mastering |
Mark Rathaus | ... | assistant editor |
Leon Retief | ... | assistant editor |
Ken Terry | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Mary Selway | ||
Sarah Trevis |
Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel |
Art Direction by
Zack Grobler | ||
Giles Masters | ||
George Richardson | ... | supervising art director |
Steve Saklad | ... | supervising art director |
Malcolm Stone |
Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin |
Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick |
Makeup Department
Paul Engelen | ... | makeup artist |
Robert Maverick | ... | hair technician: Stan Winston Studios |
Suzanne Stokes-Munton | ... | hair stylist |
Cecilia Verardi | ... | makeup artist |
Megan Tanner | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Carol Dantuono | ... | post-production executive |
Bruce Devan | ... | production manager: second unit |
Michael L. Games | ... | production supervisor (as Michael Games) |
Thomas Hayslip | ... | unit manager |
Grant Hill | ... | unit production manager |
Toby Pease | ... | production supervisor: second unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Javier Chinchilla | ... | second second assistant director (as Javier Chinchilla Kern) |
Jamie Christopher | ... | second assistant director |
Lee Cleary | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Jack Couffer | ... | second unit director |
Simon Damast | ... | second second assistant director |
José Luis Escolar | ... | first assistant director |
Jacinta Hayne | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Patrick Kinney | ... | second assistant director |
Franco Mariola | ... | third assistant director: second unit |
Josh McLaglen | ... | second unit director |
Douglas A. Raine | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Doug Raine) |
Matt Rebenkoff | ... | second assistant director (as Matthew Rebenkoff) |
Emile Smith | ... | third assistant director |
David H. Venghaus Jr. | ... | second assistant director (as David Venghaus) |
Melanie Walker | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
Sean Ahern | ... | set foreman |
Rodney Armanino | ... | construction coordinator |
Victor Botha | ... | set dresser |
Hennie Goddard | ... | carpenter |
Vivienne Gray | ... | draughtsperson |
Zack Grobler | ... | art director: second unit |
Dale Haugo | ... | lead scenic artist |
Roland Hunter | ... | painter |
Michael Hyman | ... | carpenter |
Belinda Johnson | ... | coordinator |
Tim Larsen | ... | painter |
Hank Mayo | ... | concept designer |
Philip McDonald | ... | property master |
Dave Midson | ... | supervising dressing prop |
Frank Musitelle | ... | greensman |
Marelize Pretorius | ... | assistant props builder |
Marco Rubeo | ... | set designer |
Robert H. Winn | ... | scenic chargehand |
Mickey Woolfson | ... | chargehand stand-by |
Mickey Pugh | ... | standby props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Christopher Assells | ... | dialogue editor |
Paul Aulicino | ... | assistant sound editor |
Bob Beher | ... | foley editor |
Gary Blufer | ... | digital sound effects layback |
Lance Brown | ... | sound designer / sound effects editor |
Kelly Cabral | ... | digital sound effects layback |
Jeffrey Cranford | ... | assistant sound editor |
Marc Deschaine | ... | adr assistant |
Joe Dorn | ... | adr editor |
Michael Dressel | ... | supervising foley editor |
Gordon Ecker | ... | sound effects editor |
John Michael Fanaris | ... | sound effects coordinator |
Dana LeBlanc Frankley | ... | assistant sound editor (as Dana LeBlanc) |
Rick Hart | ... | re-recording mixer |
Hilda Hodges | ... | foley artist |
Glenn Hoskinson | ... | sound effects editor |
Mildred Iatrou | ... | dialogue editor |
Simon Kaye | ... | sound mixer |
Mary Jo Lang | ... | foley mixer |
John Leveque | ... | dialogue editor |
Martin Lopez | ... | sound effects recordist |
Kimberly Ellen Lowe | ... | dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt) |
Steve Mann | ... | sound effects editor |
Blake Marion | ... | sound effects coordinator |
Donald O. Mitchell | ... | re-recording mixer |
Frank A. Montaño | ... | re-recording mixer |
Gary Mundheim | ... | sound effects editor |
Steve Nelson | ... | sound effects editor |
Mark Pappas | ... | foley editor |
Juliet Phillips | ... | foley artist |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist |
Kim Secrist | ... | sound effects editor |
Bruce Stambler | ... | supervising sound editor |
Tommy Staples | ... | boom operator |
Becky Sullivan | ... | supervising adr editor |
Shawn Sykora | ... | foley editor |
Donald L. Warner Jr. | ... | sound effects editor |
Marshall Winn | ... | dialogue editor |
Richard E. Yawn | ... | sound effects editor |
David Abrahamsen | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Lance Brown | ... | additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Ken S. Polk | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Carolyn Tapp | ... | foley recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Jason Barnett | ... | special effects technician |
Darin Bouyssou | ... | mold/lab technician |
Emery Brown | ... | electronics department supervisor |
Jim Charmatz | ... | key artist: Stan Winston Studio |
Chris Corbould | ... | production special effects supervisor |
David Covarrubias | ... | special effects technician |
Glenn Derry | ... | electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio |
Paul Dunn | ... | special effects assistant: second unit |
Grady Holder | ... | mold maker |
John Holfmann | ... | special effects makeup (as John Halfmann) |
Doug Hudson | ... | mold/lab technician |
Marc Irvin | ... | special effects technician |
Dana Klaren | ... | special effects technician |
Paul Knowles | ... | senior special effects technician |
Richard J. Landon | ... | animatronic effects designer (as Richard Landon) / animatronic effects supervisor (as Richard Landon) |
Lindsay MacGowan | ... | mold department: Stan Winston Studio |
David Mahlangu | ... | assistant special effects: second unit |
Bob Mano | ... | mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio |
Kevin McTurk | ... | special effects technician |
Sylvia Nava | ... | hair technician: Stan Winston Studios |
Jon Neill | ... | painter: Stan Winston Studio |
Tim Nordella | ... | animatronic effects designer / animatronic effects supervisor / creature designer and fabricator |
John Rosengrant | ... | animatronic effects supervisor / makeup effects supervisor |
Shaun Rutter | ... | special effects technician |
Stiles White | ... | production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio |
Andy Williams | ... | floor supervisor / special effects foreman |
TaMara Carlson Woodard | ... | fabrication crew: Stan Winston Studio (as Tamara Carlson) |
Gary Yee | ... | creature effects crew / special effects makeup |
Janek Zabielski | ... | special effects coordinator: second unit |
Stefan Zabielski | ... | special effects assistant: second unit |
Lance Gilmer | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Amit Agrawal | ... | software engineer: SPI |
Isa Alsup | ... | compositor (as Isa Abdulbari Alsup) |
Maura Alvarez | ... | rotoscope artist |
Christopher Bailey | ... | visual effects coordinator (as Chris Bailey) |
Ryan Berg | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Ron Brinkmann | ... | computer graphics supervisor |
Randy Brown | ... | visual effects compositor |
Suzy Brown | ... | digital painter / rotoscope artist |
Harold Buchman | ... | digital effects artist |
Colin Campbell | ... | digital compositor |
Joan Collins Carey | ... | visual effects producer (as Joan Collins) |
Rusty Case | ... | senior systems architect |
Jerome Chen | ... | senior technical supervisor |
David Cornelius | ... | electronics engineer |
Art David | ... | digital artist |
John Decker | ... | lead technical assistant |
Jerome Desvignes | ... | senior technical supervisor: SPI |
Bruce Devan | ... | production manager: visual effects unit |
Sheena Duggal | ... | Inferno artist: SPI / high speed compositing supervisor |
Nancy Evans | ... | rotoscope artist |
Thomas F. Ford IV | ... | lead Inferno technical assistant |
Kiki Francoise | ... | compositor (as Kiki Candela) |
Michael Garcia | ... | visual effects production assistant |
Peter Gornstein | ... | concept/storyboard artist |
Kelly Granite | ... | visual effects compositor |
Amy Hollywood Wixson | ... | computer graphics coordinator / digital production manager |
Mark Holmes | ... | high speed compositing supervisor |
Ralph Horan | ... | executive producer: visual effects |
Ivo Horvat | ... | matte painter: SPI |
Stephen Kennedy | ... | compositor (as Steve Kennedy) |
Martin A. Kline | ... | visual effects art director |
J.W. Kompare | ... | visual effects editor |
Susan Kornfeld | ... | rotoscope artist (as Sue Kornfeld) |
Paul McGhee | ... | film scanning and recording |
Tim McGovern | ... | visual effects supervisor: SPI |
M. Scott McKee | ... | compositor |
George Merkert | ... | visual effects executive producer: SPI |
Ann Monn | ... | high speed compositor |
Yolie Moreno | ... | visual effects assistant coordinator |
Megan Omi | ... | compositor |
Nancy Oppenheim | ... | lead rotoscope artist |
Mark Oppenheimer | ... | visual effects producer: location photography |
Kelly Pappas | ... | high speed compositor |
Bob Peitzman | ... | compositor: SPI |
Mike Perry | ... | digital effects animator |
Gayle Reznik | ... | visual effects production manager: SPI |
Stuart Robertson | ... | senior visual effects supervisor |
Andrea Scholer | ... | compositor (as Andrea Sholer) |
Bill Schultz | ... | visual effects senior management |
John R. Shourt | ... | rotoscope artist (as John Shourt) |
Chuck Shuman | ... | visual effects director of photography (as Chuck Schuman) |
Chu Tang | ... | software engineer |
Kristen Trattner | ... | high speed compositor |
Barry Weiss | ... | senior staff: SPI |
Guy T. Wiedmann | ... | assistant visual effects editor (as Guy Wiedmann) |
Kieran Woo | ... | production controller: Digital Domain |
Doug Yoshida | ... | technical assistant |
Hal Miles | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Michael Tigar | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
Audrea Topps Harjo | ... | production software coordinator (uncredited) |
Attila Veress | ... | film recorder operator (uncredited) |
Stunts
Danny Baldwin | ... | stunt coordinator |
Gavin Mey | ... | stunt coordinator: South Africa |
Reginald Mompati | ... | stunt assistant (as Reg Mompati) |
Sudan | ... | stunt double: Bongo and Caesar (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Gabriel Beristain | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Todd Carmody | ... | lighting technician |
Frank Connor | ... | still photographer |
Jack Couffer | ... | director of photography: Kenya unit |
Lars Cox | ... | second assistant camera |
Harmon Cusack | ... | camera operator: "b" camera, second unit |
Carlos De Carvalho | ... | focus puller: "b" camera |
Manoel C. Ferreira | ... | second unit: second assistant camera (as Mannie Ferreira) |
Mark Forster | ... | b dolly grip |
Mauriece Jacks Jr. | ... | video assist operator |
Robert Jason | ... | gaffer |
Daron Keet | ... | assistant camera |
Richard Latham | ... | focus puller |
Wayne Leach | ... | electrician |
Stan McClain | ... | camera operator: aerial |
Neal Norton | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
Dennis Seawright | ... | first assistant camera |
Clive Shirlaw | ... | grip |
Joseph D. Urbanczyk | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Joseph Urbanczyk) |
André Louis van Heerden | ... | additional video assist operator |
Casting Department
Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
Jane Warren | ... | casting: South Africa |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Dennison | ... | assistant costume designer |
Dan Grace | ... | key costumer |
Jo Katsaras | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Carolyn Marston | ... | key costumer |
Sophie Norinder | ... | costume assistant |
Janet Schriever | ... | set costumer |
John Scott | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
Kevin de la Noy | ... | location manager |
Werner Du Preez | ... | location scout |
Alex Gladstone | ... | location manager |
Music Department
George Acogny | ... | music supervisor: ethnic music |
Kelly Askew | ... | ethnic music researcher |
Sally Boldt | ... | music editor |
Bruce Botnick | ... | scoring mixer |
Alexander Courage | ... | orchestrator |
Vic Fraser | ... | copyist |
Kenneth Hall | ... | supervising music editor |
Mitchell Leib | ... | executive in charge of soundtracks |
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo | ... | assistant music editor |
Ray Phiri | ... | choir conductor: Johannesburg |
Curtis Roush | ... | location music editor |
Sidney Sax | ... | orchestral contractor |
Nick Vidar | ... | music programmer |
Jerry Goldsmith | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Skaila Kanga | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
National Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Jonathan Snowden | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Wiebina Berrington | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
Nikki Clapp | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Dale Edwards | ... | transportation captain |
Paul Woodman | ... | transportation administrator |
Additional Crew
Geoff Abadee | ... | logistics |
Wendy Altman-Cohen | ... | principal eyewear |
Monique Angeon | ... | assistant animal handler: lions |
Kelly Askew | ... | dialogue coach: Swahili |
Desiree Bertasso | ... | production coordinator: second unit |
Kirk Borcherding | ... | production executive |
Anthony Boswell | ... | assistant animal handler |
Simon Cave | ... | production assistant |
Kathi Danielson | ... | first assistant accountant (as Kathi D. Evans) |
Bryan de Klerk | ... | stand-in: Val Kilmer |
Emile de Kock | ... | animal wrangler: domestic animals |
Dave Evans | ... | armorer: preparation |
Gary Fick | ... | body double |
Stuart Fink | ... | unit publicist |
Anne C. Ford | ... | first assistant accountant |
Jane Fry | ... | production accountant |
Gareth Gardner | ... | production assistant / set office assistant |
Joanne Goldstone | ... | assistant accountant |
Peter D. Graves | ... | executive marketing consultant |
Michael Hackenberger | ... | animal handler: lions |
Kelly Helstrom | ... | assistant: Steve Reuther |
Jack Kuramoto | ... | assistant |
Richard J. Landon | ... | animatronics: mechanical lion / puppeteer |
Thierry Le Portier | ... | animal handler: lions |
James Luccarda | ... | location scout |
Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach |
Michael Morgenthal | ... | construction accountant |
Giana Mucci | ... | post production assistant |
Stacy Plavoukos | ... | production coordinator |
Natalie Rademeyer | ... | production assistant |
Julie Randolph | ... | production assistant |
Fess 'Reg' Reynolds | ... | animal handler: lion |
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds | ... | supervising animal trainer (as Sled Reynolds) / supervising animal trainer: lions (as Sled Reynolds) |
Fran Saidman | ... | production coordinator |
Spike Seldin | ... | production executive |
Olly Steele | ... | on set armourer, weapons instuctor |
Jim Stockley | ... | animal supplier |
Ted Strikwerda | ... | assistant animal handler: lions (as Ted Strickwerda) |
Rosanna Sun | ... | production coordinator: USA |
Judy Thomason | ... | assistant: Steve Reuther |
Phillip K. Torretto | ... | assistant: George Acogny |
Trevor van Sweeden | ... | stand-in (as Trevor van Sweden) |
Jean-Roux Viljoen | ... | base camp manager |
Anna Walton | ... | housing coordinator |
Hubert Wells | ... | animal handler: lion |
Stan Winston | ... | live/animatronic effects |
Kris Wiseman McIntyre | ... | assistant: Stephen Hopkins |
Gary Yee | ... | mold/technical department |
Production Companies
- Constellation Entertainment (presents)
- Douglas/Reuther Productions
- Bernina Film
- Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1996) (United States) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Vision Film Distribution (1997) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Gemini Film (1997) (Czechia) (theatrical) (chronological)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
- EuroVideo (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Cine Plus Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Constantin Video (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (United States) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Cine Plus Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Medusa Distribuzione (1996) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of India (1997) (India) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1996) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
- CIC Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1997) (Norway) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (1998) (Brazil) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1997) (Australia) (VHS)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Mexico) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Norway) (DVD)
- Pay Per View (1997) (United States) (tv)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Scream Factory (2022) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Splendid Film (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- VideoVisa (Mexico) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (visual effects)
- Stan Winston Studio (animatronic effects)
Other Companies
- Air Lyndhurst Studios (score recorded at)
- Animals R Us (lions provided by)
- Behind the Scenes Freight (shipping by)
- Blowup (stills processing)
- DTS (in selected theaters)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Gentle Jungle (animals provided by)
- Hollywood Records (soundtrack)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- SoundStorm (sound editing)
- Video Lab (color)
- Warner Hollywood Studios (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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. Written by Jwelch5742 |
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Taglines | Control Your Fear See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $55,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $9,215,063, 13 Oct 1996 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $36,400,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Only one scene uses a mechanical lion. All the other shots used five adult live male African lions: Bongo and Caesar of Clarington, Ontario, Canada's Bowmanville Zoo, Woltan and Roman of France and Sudan from Animal Actors of Hollywood in Thousand Oaks, California. See more » |
Goofs | Mahina's (a Muslim) body is burned in a funeral pyre after he is killed and his fellow Muslim workers are shown praying at the event. Cremation is strictly forbidden in Islam. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Kot (2005). See more » |
Soundtracks | Hamara Haath (Our Hands Unite) See more » |
Crazy Credits | The beginning of the end credits is shown with a photograph of the real bridge as background. See more » |
Quotes |
Mahina:
You know, I also have killed a lion. Angus Starling: How many shots did you need? Mahina: I used my hands. See more » |