- Actors: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill
- Directors: Stephen Hopkins
- Writers: William Goldman
- Producers: Michael Douglas, A. Kitman Ho, Gale Anne Hurd, Grant Hill, Paul B. Radin
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Paramount
- DVD Release Date: 1 Dec 1998
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6305181926
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- #48 in Film & TV > Horror > Ghosts & Hauntings
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Val Kilmer stars in The Ghost and the Darkness as Lt Col John Patterson, a 19th-century Irish engineer drafted by Britain's railroad bosses to build a trestle bridge over an African river, thus expanding the empire a tiny bit more. In Tsavo, Patterson is instantly hailed for killing a man-eating lion that had been making life hell for native workers. But morale sinks when two more unstoppable big cats devour more men and destroy the project. Along comes an, expatriate American hunter (Michael Douglas) to help Patterson face the almost preternatural powers of the two killers. The script by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) is based on fact, though the film owes more to Steven Spielberg (specifically to Jaws) than history. There are also suggestive echoes of Kipling and Conrad in the material and characters, and there are hints of emotional complexity and psychological nuance that make one wish this could have been a great film instead of a merely fun one.--Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The strength of this films comes from the stunning visual effects used for the Lions. Their size and grace adds to the fear they strike into the minds of the tribe they have begun to attack. Turned maneaters, they must be hunted down and that is where Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas come in. A powerful film added to by the power of the lions.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This is not your typical film. Set in South Africa, Val Kilmer is set on an impossible mission to complete the building of a railway bridge.....sounds very boring...but I can assure you it isnt!!!
The story continues as the local people help to build the bridge until people start to get killed by a pair of Lions known to the locals as "The Ghost and the Darkness".
The special effects are brilliant and the film keep you going until the end, with you wanting to see what happens.
I would definately rate this film, its not got strong language or horror or sex scenes, just good old fashioned good script and very watchable.
I suggest you buy it I promise you wont be disappointed
The story continues as the local people help to build the bridge until people start to get killed by a pair of Lions known to the locals as "The Ghost and the Darkness".
The special effects are brilliant and the film keep you going until the end, with you wanting to see what happens.
I would definately rate this film, its not got strong language or horror or sex scenes, just good old fashioned good script and very watchable.
I suggest you buy it I promise you wont be disappointed
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I find it strange that this movie can be compared to jaws, o.k. it involves an animal that is clever and kills people, there the similarity stops (unless you include S.S.).In fact it should be the other way round as this is based on a true story rather than a figment of an over active imagination.
Set in the late 1890`s in East Africa the film maintains a thrilling adventure for most of its 1.1/2 + hrs. There are a couple of slow moments but they do allow you to catch your breath. Overall a film well worth its money and star rating.
Set in the late 1890`s in East Africa the film maintains a thrilling adventure for most of its 1.1/2 + hrs. There are a couple of slow moments but they do allow you to catch your breath. Overall a film well worth its money and star rating.
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The movie that never was
After watching this movie on the big screen in 1997, I was really looking forward to the reunion. However it was not to be, the feeling was comparable to the pirate copy that cuts... Read more
Published 2 months ago by ryano
Ignore the acting - the action sequences are fantastic
While Val Kilmer's acting (and Irish accent) is pretty poor and Michael Douglas is miscast as the hunter, the film has some excellent action sequences and some genuinely... Read more
Published 7 months ago by S. Carey
Wrong Region DVD
This DVD would not play on any of our DVD players, so I wasted my money!! It shall be put in a Charity Bin
Published 8 months ago by jane
ghost and the darkness
the picture quality quite bitty/fuzzy i thought it would have been a lot clearer , just glad i didn,t pay more then what i did for it but overall its ok and watchable .
Published 8 months ago by lou 78
fantastic film. filmed with style.
There were many opportunities for the director and actors to ruin this film with over-acting, too much gore and too much suspense. They did not. Read more
Published 14 months ago by JrF
Waste of Money
Sadly it arrived with US regional settings. Not much use in the UK ...
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by David Macdougall
classic movie
great true story which makes it even more of an intense watch,with great actors doing a great job,the killer lions are well done and the story goes along at a nice pace with great... Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by P. Shepherd
Great movie
Having lived in Africa most of my life, I can relate to this story far more than most of the people writing reviews here. Read more
Published on 22 April 2009 by Fly-GT
Ghost and the darkness
Great film! I come from Africa and now live abroad and whenever I get home sick or want to see Africa how I remember it, I watch this film.
Published on 28 Nov 2007 by rickiryry
DON'T HIT THE PAWS BUTTON
Based on actual events, the Indian workers for a British railway construction company are terrorised by two adult male lions. Read more
Published on 27 Sep 2007 by Nevs
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