Directed by:
Stephen HopkinsScreenplay:
William GoldmanCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Emily Mortimer, Om Puri, Brian McCardie, Giles Masters, Alex FernsVOD (1)
Plots(1)
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." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Douglas
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Falling Down (1993)
Val Kilmer
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
The Doors (1991)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
John Kani
South Africa
Best movies:
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Lion King (2019)
Bernard Hill
UK
Best movies:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Titanic (1997)
Emily Mortimer
UK
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Match Point (2005)
Dear Frankie (2004)
Om Puri
India
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Brother Bajrangi (2015)
Hey Ram (2000)
Brian McCardie
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
The Damned United (2009)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
Giles Masters
UK
Best movies:
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Deceivers (1988)
Alex Ferns
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
Merry Christmas (2005)