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The Ghost and the Darkness

1996 · 109 min

A tense, atmospheric survival thriller that pits human ingenuity against relentless predatory nature in a harsh colonial setting.

Tagline
Prey For The Hunters
Overview
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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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • nature
  • colonialism
  • obsession
  • death
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, thriller, history
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Written by
William Goldman
Starring
Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie, Om Puri
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Runtime
109 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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