The Ghost and the Darkness

Prey For The Hunters

Categories: Adventure, Thriller, History
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1996-10-11
Run time: 109 minute / 1:49
Budget: $50,000,000
Revenue: $38,619,405
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Writer: William Goldman
Production Companies : Paramount Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Bernina Film, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Constellation Films
Production Countries: Germany, United States of America

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Michael Douglas
as Charles Remington
Val Kilmer
as Col. John Henry Patterson
Tom Wilkinson
as Sir Robert Beaumont
John Kani
as Samuel
Emily Mortimer
as Helena Patterson
Bernard Hill
as Dr. David Hawthorne
Brian McCardie
as Angus Starling
Om Puri
as Abdullah
Jack Devnarain
as Nervous Sikh Orderly
Henry Cele
as Mahina
Kurt Egelhof
as Indian Victim
Satchu Annamalai
as Worker
Teddy Reddy
as Worker
Raheem Khan
as Worker
Glen Gabela
as Orderly
Richard Nwamba
as Orderly #2
Nick Lorentz
as Photographer
Alex Ferns
as Stockton
Kaycey Padayachee
as Beaumont's Valet
Giles Masters
as Beaumont's Clerk
Justin Gifford
as Patterson's Son
Patrick Gifford
as Patterson's Son
George Middlekoop
as Station Master
Caesar the Lion
as Lion (uncredited)
Bongo the Lion
as Lion (uncredited)
Sound
Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer

Editing
Steve Mirkovich Editor

Production
Paul B. Radin Producer

Camera
Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography

Directing
Stephen Hopkins Director

Writing
William Goldman Screenplay

Production
Gale Anne Hurd Producer

Editing
Robert Brown Editor

Production
A. Kitman Ho Producer

Editing
Roger Bondelli Editor

Writing
John Henry Patterson Novel

Camera
Neal Norton "A" Camera Operator

Directing
Matt Rebenkoff Second Assistant Director

Production
Sarah Trevis Casting

Camera
Joseph D. Urbanczyk "B" Camera Operator

Art
George Richardson Supervising Art Director

Directing
David H. Venghaus Jr. Second Assistant Director

Art
Giles Masters Art Direction

Camera
Dennis Seawright First Assistant "A" Camera

Art
Malcolm Stone Art Direction

Directing
Javier Chinchilla Second Second Assistant Director

Editing
Sean Hubbert Associate Editor

Art
Hilton Rosemarin Set Decoration

Directing
Nikki Clapp Script Supervisor

Production
Grant Hill Unit Production Manager

Directing
Patrick Kinney Second Assistant Director
José Luis Escolar First Assistant Director

Sound
Tommy Staples Boom Operator

Production
Michael L. Games Production Supervisor
Grant Hill Co-Producer
Mary Selway Casting
Steven Reuther Executive Producer

Art
Steve Saklad Supervising Art Director

Crew
Danny Baldwin Stunt Coordinator

Camera
Lars Cox Second Assistant "A" Camera

Production
Michael Douglas Executive Producer

Costume & Make-Up
Suzanne Stokes-Munton Key Hair Stylist
Paul Engelen Key Makeup Artist

Sound
Simon Kaye Sound Mixer

Camera
Carlos De Carvalho First Assistant "B" Camera

Sound
Bruce Stambler Supervising Sound Editor

Costume & Make-Up
Ellen Mirojnick Costume Design

Production
Kevin De La Noy Location Manager

Costume & Make-Up
Michael Dennison Assistant Costume Designer

Art
Stuart Wurtzel Production Design

Sound
Mary Jo Lang Foley Mixer
Frank A. Montaño Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle Dolby Consultant

Costume & Make-Up
Leigh Bishop Key Costumer

Sound
Kenneth Hall Supervising Music Editor
Rick Canelli ADR Recordist

Costume & Make-Up
Meg Speirs Makeup Artist

Sound
Carolyn Tapp Foley Recordist

Costume & Make-Up
Vera Mitchell Hairstylist

Sound
Joe Dorn ADR Editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ADR Mixer

Costume & Make-Up
Tom Lucas Makeup Artist

Sound
Donald O. Mitchell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Hart Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Art
Philip McDonald Property Master

Sound
Sally Boldt Music Editor
Marshall Winn Dialogue Editor
Jeff Cranford Assistant Sound Editor
Hilda Hodges Foley Artist
Becky Sullivan Supervising ADR Editor
John Leveque Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou Dialogue Editor
Shawn Sykora Foley Editor
Bob Beher Foley Editor
Mark Pappas Foley Editor
Lance Brown Sound Effects Editor
Michael Dressel Foley Supervisor

Visual Effects
Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor

Sound
Kimberly Lowe Voigt Dialogue Editor
John Roesch Foley Artist
Gordon Ecker Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects
Stuart Robertson Visual Effects Supervisor

Sound
Steven F. Nelson Sound Effects Editor
Paul Aulicino Assistant Sound Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr. Sound Effects Editor

Crew
Stuart Fink Unit Publicist

Visual Effects
Tim McGovern Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera
Gabriel Beristain Second Unit Director of Photography

Editing
Bob Kaiser Color Timer

Sound
Dana LeBlanc Frankley Assistant Sound Editor

Art
Alan Allinger Construction Foreman

Sound
Glenn Hoskinson Sound Effects Editor

Camera
Mike Miller First Company Grip

Art
Rodney Armanino Construction Coordinator

Camera
Frank Connor Still Photographer

Production
Marge Rowland Production Accountant

Sound
Kim Secrist Sound Effects Editor

Directing
Josh McLaglen Second Unit Director

Production
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting

Editing
Mo Henry Negative Cutter

Sound
Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Richard E. Yawn Sound Effects Editor
Gary Mundheim Sound Effects Editor

Camera
Guy Micheletti Dolly Grip

Directing
Jamie Christopher Second Assistant Director

Visual Effects
Ryan Berg Visual Effects Coordinator

Costume & Make-Up
Dan Grace Key Costumer





















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