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The Ghost and the Darkness
Synopsis
A man bringing modern transportation to the ancient jungles of Africa discovers one of man's oldest enemies lays in wait for him in this period adventure drama. John Beaumont (Tom Wilkinson) is the owner of a British railroad firm who is building a rail line through Uganda. A bridge is needed so that the tracks may cross a large river, and engineer John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer) is summoned to the African nation to supervise construction. While Beaumont has placed Patterson under a strict deadline, the bridge designer is certain that with his guidance, the local laborers will be able to complete the job in time. However, when several workers are killed in an attack by a lion, Patterson is forced to deal with the animal; while he bags a lion who invades the work site one evening, it soon becomes obvious that there's more than one predator in the nearby jungle. The lion attacks continue, eventually claiming the lives of 130 men, and Patterson and Beaumont finally agree to call in Charles Remmington (Michael Douglas), an expert hunter who understands the nature of the man-eaters and knows how to lure them into his trap. The Ghost and the Darkness is based on a true story, which was previously brought to the screen in 1953, in Arch Oboler's pioneering 3-D adventure Bwana Devil.~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Stephen Hopkins,
  • Writer:
    William Goldman,
  • Producer:
    Gale Anne Hurd, Paul B. Radin, A. Kitman Ho,
  • Cinematographer:
    Vilmos Zsigmond,
  • Editor:
    Roger Bondelli, Steven Mirkovich, Robert Brown,
  • Executive Producer:
    Steven Reuther, Michael Douglas,
  • Cast:
    Emily Mortimer, Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, John Kani, Tom Wilkinson,
  • First Assistant Director:
    José Luis Escolar,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    David H. Venghaus Jr., Patrick Kinney, Matt Rebenkoff,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Javier Chinchilla,
  • Co-Producer:
    Grant Hill,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Bruce Stambler,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Nikki Clapp,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Thomas J. O'Connell,
  • Boom Operator:
    Tommy Staples,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Rodney Armanino,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Alan Allinger,
  • Location Manager:
    Kevin De La Noy,
  • Property Master:
    Philip McDonald,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Steve Mann, Lance Brown, Steve Nelson, Glenn Hoskinson, Richard E. Yawn, Kim Secrist, Donald L. Warner Jr., Gary Mundheim, Gordon Ecker,
  • Foley Editor:
    Shawn Sykora, Mark Pappas, Bob Beher,
  • Novel:
    John Henry Patterson,
  • Casting:
    Sarah Trevis, Mary Selway,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Jerry Goldsmith,
  • First Company Grip:
    Mike Miller,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Meg Speirs, Tom Lucas,
  • First Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Carlos De Carvalho,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Rick Hart, Frank A. Montaño, Donald O. Mitchell,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Mo Henry,
  • Music Editor:
    Sally Boldt,
  • First Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Dennis Seawright,
  • Supervising Music Editor:
    Kenneth Hall,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Mary Jo Lang,
  • Dolby Consultant:
    Thom 'Coach' Ehle,
  • Art Direction:
    Giles Masters, Malcolm Stone,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Suzanne Stokes-Munton,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Paul Engelen,
  • Set Decoration:
    Hilton Rosemarin,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Barbara Harris,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Guy Micheletti,
  • Production Accountant:
    Marge Rowland,
  • ADR Editor:
    Joe Dorn,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Marshall Winn, Mildred Iatrou, John Leveque, Kimberly Ellen Lowe,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Danny Baldwin,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Stuart Fink,
  • Second Unit Director of Photography:
    Gabriel Beristain,
  • Assistant Costume Designer:
    Michael Dennison,
  • Associate Editor:
    Sean Hubbert,
  • Still Photographer:
    Frank Connor,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Tim McGovern, Stuart Robertson,
  • A Camera Operator:
    Neal Norton,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Paul Aulicino, Dana LeBlanc Frankley, Jeff Cranford,
  • Visual Effects Coordinator:
    Ryan Berg,
  • Costume Design:
    Ellen Mirojnick,
  • Color Timer:
    Bob Kaiser,
  • Key Costumer:
    Leigh Bishop,
  • Second Unit Director:
    Josh McLaglen,
  • Foley Supervisor:
    Michael Dressel,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Simon Kaye,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    Steve Saklad, George Richardson,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    Becky Sullivan,
  • Hairstylist:
    Vera Mitchell,
  • B Camera Operator:
    Joseph D. Urbanczyk,
  • Production Design:
    Stuart Wurtzel,
  • Foley Recordist:
    Carolyn Tapp,
  • Second Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Lars Cox,
  • Foley Artist:
    Hilda Hodges, John Roesch,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Michael L. Games,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Rick Canelli,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Chris Corbould,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Grant Hill,
  • Screenplay:
    William Goldman,

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