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The Ghost And The Darkness [VHS] [1997]

VHS ~ Michael Douglas
3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • 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: Closed-captioned, PAL
  • Language English
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 3 April 2000
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CUPV
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,356 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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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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At the turn of the Century two men set out to hunt for the man-eating lions, who have taken to killing for sport.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent African Adventure, 9 Jul 2001
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The combination of visual backdrops, excellent chemistry between the actors(Kilmer and Douglas), and the realisation that this isnt fiction, makes this film an excellent watch. True, it may be slightly slow in its build up, but that shows Africa excellently and with a sort of invincible type evil about the lions, it really makes you wonder whether the lions really were normal animals. The atmosphere of Africa in the 19th century is portrayed excellently, and anyone who's a fan of Africa it self will appreciate this film with its many excellent views of the open plains and mountain locations This film will not disappoint many.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The beauty and the power of Lions immortalised, 27 Feb 2001
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This review is from: The Ghost And The Darkness [1996] [DVD] [1997] (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.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Adventure, 3 Nov 2003
By Ms. S. Lee "Enigma" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ghost And The Darkness [1996] [DVD] [1997] (DVD)
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
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 2 months ago by Fly-GT

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 19 months ago by rickiryry

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 21 months ago by Nevs

4.0 out of 5 stars its a true story come on?
ok some douche-bags who reviewed this, (like the utter moron who compared it to jaws) dont seem to get this is based on a true story, wich is actually pretty amazing and scary in... Read more
Published 22 months ago by j.d

5.0 out of 5 stars JAWS IT IS, SHARKS IT IS NOT
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.). Read more
Published 23 months ago by L. Wilson

4.0 out of 5 stars A real life thriller
The story is real. Two lions avenging the human race but of course wrong people. The African workers not the European bosses in the construction site are prey to two interestigly... Read more
Published on 15 May 2007 by Ogun Eratalay

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent viewing
Jaws with lion - maybe. But this was based on a true story. I loved this movie, no - it was not a horror more a thriller but I like thrillers and it was more so as it was a true... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by Jennie

3.0 out of 5 stars 'Jaws'... with lions
Let me start by saying 'The Ghost and the Darkness' a remake of the 1975 classic 'Jaws' with lions and a bigger body count. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2005 by Will

1.0 out of 5 stars Oh Dear.....
This is the one and only film during which I've deliberately fallen asleep at the cinema.

It's a Holywood popcorn movie in the style of art house cinema while forgetting the... Read more

Published on 7 Jun 2004 by Simon Davies

4.0 out of 5 stars Good film, but read the book
If you like this film, you should read the book which it is based on, 'The Man-eaters of Tsavo' by Colonel John Patterson who Val Kilmer plays in the film. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2001

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