The Ghost and the Darkness
Brief Synopsis
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In 1836, two extraordinary lions went on a man-eating rampage that claimed over 130 lives. Nothing like this had happened before and it hasn't happened since. These two seemingly invincible beasts brought Britain's plans for an East African railway to a dead halt and literally stopped the greatest c
Cast & Crew
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Stephen Hopkins
Director
Patrick Gifford
Nick Lorentz
Emily Mortimer
Kaycey Padayachee
Bernard Hill
Film Details
Also Known As
Ghost and the Darkness, Savannens härskare, demonios de la noche
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Songimelvo Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Synopsis
In 1836, two extraordinary lions went on a man-eating rampage that claimed over 130 lives. Nothing like this had happened before and it hasn't happened since. These two seemingly invincible beasts brought Britain's plans for an East African railway to a dead halt and literally stopped the greatest colonial empire on earth from one of its grandest engineering feats, absolutely cold. A bridge-building engineer, John Patterson, aided by an acclaimed wild game hunter, Remington, set out to find and kill these demons that the African's called "shaitaini" or "Devils of the Night." These two unbelievably cunning lions, "The Ghost" and "The Darkness," set their sights on the two men who were hunting them. Despite rivalry and animosity, the two men must trust each other with their lives to vanquish the two fearless man-eaters and prevent their frightened basecamp at Tsavo from fulfilling its Swahili namesake--"A Place of Slaughter."
Cast
Patrick Gifford
Nick Lorentz
Emily Mortimer
Kaycey Padayachee
Bernard Hill
Michael Douglas
Giles Masters
Jack Devnarain
Alex Ferns
Om Puri
Val Kilmer
Kurt Egelhof
Justin Gifford
Richard Nwamba
Teddy Reddy
Brian Mccardie
George Middlekoop
Rakeem Khan
John Kani
Glen Gabela
Tom Wilkinson
Henry Cele
Satchu Annamalai
Crew
George Acogny
Music Supervisor
Sean Ahern
Foreman
Nusfat Fateh Ali Khan
Music
Alan Allinger
Foreman
Richard Alonzo
Art Department
Anaka Alpheus
Grip
Tim Alverson
Assistant Editor
Erik C Andersen
Assistant Editor
Monique Angeon
Animal Services
Xavier Arce
Photography
Rodney Armanino
Construction Coordinator
Stuart Artingstall
Hair
Kelly Askew
Dialogue Coach
Kelly Askew
Researcher
Simon Atherton
Consultant
Paul Aulicino
Assistant Sound Editor
Danny Baldwin
Stunt Coordinator
Gerard Barnard
Effects Assistant
Jason Barnett
Art Department
Bill Basso
Art Department
Bob Beber
Foley Editor
Les Benson
Other
Gabriel Beristain
Dp/Cinematographer
Gabriel Beristain
Director Of Photography
Wiebina Berrington
Script Supervisor
Desiree Bertasso
Production Coordinator
Rob Bihun
Storyboard Artist
Leigh Bishop
Costumes
Gary Blufer
Visual Effects
Ewen Bogle
Photography
Sally Boldt
Music Editor
Roger Bondelli
Editor
Gilianna Bonfietti
Animator
Anthohy Boswell
Animal Services
Carl Botha
Grip
Theo Botha
Other
Victor Botha
Props Buyer
Riaan Bothma
Production Assistant
Bruce Botnick
Other
Darin Bouyssou
Art Department
Judy Bowerman
Animator
Johan Britz
Production Assistant
Meryn Broomhead
Other
Cameron Brown
Assistant Editor
Gary Brown
Foreman
Lance Brown
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Brown
Editor
Laura Brownson
Assistant
Emma Buckley
Location Casting
Terry Butler
Other
Kelly Cabral
Visual Effects
John Calpin
Art Department
Rick Canelli
Adr
Tamara Carlson-woodard
Animator
Todd Carmody
Electrician
Simon Cave
Production Assistant
Jim Charmatz
Art Department
Silla Childs
Assistant Production Coordinator
Javier Chinchilla
Assistant Director
Rachimo Peter Chokoe
Grip
Sam Citron
Assistant Editor
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Lee Cleary
Assistant Director
Frank Connor
Photography
Chris Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Matthew Corman
Assistant
David Cornelius
Visual Effects
Niki Cornwall
Assistant
Jack Couffer
Director Of Photography
Jack Couffer
Dp/Cinematographer
Mike Couffer
Camera Assistant
Alexander Courage
Original Music
Lars Cox
Photography
Barry Crane
Other
Jeffrey Cranford
Assistant Sound Editor
Harmon Cusack
Camera Operator
Kathi Danielson
Assistant Production Accountant
Mark Davidson
Grip
Richard Davison
Art Department
Jon Dawe
Electrician
Carlos De Carvalho
Photography
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Anneline Dekock
Other
Emile Dekock
Animal Wrangler
Michael Dennison
Assistant Costume Designer
Glenn Derry
Other
Marc Deschaine
Adr
Alard Desmidt
Photography
Jodi Dickson
Animator
David Dison
Special Thanks To
Joe Dorn
Adr Editor
Duncan Douglas
Transportation Captain
Michael Douglas
Executive Producer
Michael Dressel
Foley Editor
Andrew Dube
Other
Boick Dube
Other
Paul Dunn
Assistant
Peter Duplessis
Lighting
Philip Dutoit
Set Production Assistant
Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor
Thom Ehle
Consultant
Graham Elston
Grip
Paul Engelen
Makeup Artist
Jose Luis Escolar
Assistant Director
Jaco Espach
Assistant Location Manager
John Michael Fanaris
Sound Effects
Ben Fani
Electrician
Renee Featherstone
Assistant
Page Feldman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Paul Fischer
Transportation Manager
Robert Fischer
Production Assistant
Kevin Fitzgerald
Motion Control
Vincent Fletcher
Lighting Technician
Anne C. Ford
Assistant Production Accountant
Mark Forster
Grip
Vic Fraser
Other
Nathalie Fratti
Animator
Mike Freeman
Props
Jane Fry
Production Accountant
Michael L Games
Production Supervisor
Gareth Gardner
Production Assistant
Gary Geenan
Transportation Captain
Kevin Gibb
Electrician
John Gilberthorpe
Driver
Alistair Gill
Other
Megan Gill
Production Assistant
Robert Gilman
Grip
Alex Gladstone
Location Manager
William Goldman
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Music
Joanne Goldstone
Accounting Assistant
Jacqueline Perreault Gonzales
Art Department
Mich Gordon
Other
Adrian Graman
Photography
Vivienne Gray
Scenic Artist
Zack Grobler
Art Director
Robbie Guess
Other
Gijs Ten Haaft
Grip
Michael Hackenberger
Animal Wrangler
Ken Hall
Music Editor
Elinor Hardy
Production Assistant
Mike Harper
Other
Mike Harper
Art Department
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Lisa Hart
Props Buyer
Rick Hart
Rerecording
Dale Haugo
Scenic Artist
Jacinta Hayne
Assistant Director
Thomas Hayslip
Assistant Location Manager
Robert Head
Props
Matt Heimlich
Electrician
Kelly Helstrom
Assistant
Sonya Candis Henning
Hair Stylist
Mo Henry
Negative Cutting
Martin Heselov
Assistant Editor
Grant Hill
Unit Production Manager
Grant Hill
Coproducer
A. Kitman Ho
Producer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Bruno Hoeffler
Special Thanks To
Jacques Hoffman
Other
Ian Holmes
Generator Operator
Marcia Holtzhausen
Art Department
Georgi Homer
Production Assistant
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Effects Editor
Beverly House
Makeup
Sean Hubbert
Associate Editor
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Marc Irvin
Electrician
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
Video Playback
Mohammed Jali
Electrician
Julie Janata
Assistant Editor
Bob Jason
Lighting Technician
Casey Jirgal
Grip
Belinda Johnson
Art Department Coordinator
K C Jones
Assistant Location Manager
Mark Jurinko
Art Department
Robert Kaiser
Color Timer
Kathleen Kane-macgowan
Hair
Joel Kault
Other
Simon Kaye
Sound Mixer
Andre Kemp
Special Thanks To
Roderick Khatchatoorian
Other
Ryan Kinman
Other
Patrick Kinney
Assistant Director
Paul Knowles
Special Effects
Daniel Kupresan
Post-Production Assistant
Jack Kuramoto
Assistant
Richard Joseph Landon
Animatronics
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Wayne Leach
Electrician
Thierry Leportier
Animal Wrangler
John Leveque
Dialogue Editor
Tom Lucas
Makeup
Colin Macfarlane
Sound Mixer
Lindsay Macgowan
Other
Jacob Mafolo
Grip
Doctor David Mahlangu
Effects Assistant
Steve Mann
Sound Effects Editor
Vicki Manning
Production
Film Details
Also Known As
Ghost and the Darkness, Savannens härskare, demonios de la noche
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Songimelvo Game Reserve, Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 49m
Award Wins
Best Sound Effects Sound Editing
1996
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
Released in United States on Video April 15, 1997
Constellation Films is a financing and distribution company (co-owned by Michael Douglas, Steven Reuther, and Bobo Scriba) that will handle films produced by Douglas/Reuther.
Began shooting November 1, 1995.
Completed shooting February 5, 1996.
Released in United States on Video April 15, 1997
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
