MOVIE REVIEW

The Ghost and the Darkness / 1996

Name: The Ghost and the Darkness
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Genre: Adventure, History, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 6.8

Prey For The Hunters

6.8 / 10 (1,134 votes)

109 minutes

DIRECTOR Stephen Hopkins

WRITERS William Goldman

CAST Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie, Om Puri, Jack Devnarain, Henry Cele, Kurt Egelhof, Satchu Annamalai, Teddy Reddy, Raheem Khan, Glen Gabela

PRODUCTION Paramount Pictures, Douglas/Reuther Productions, Bernina Film, Mont Blanc Entertainment GmbH, Constellation Films

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The Ghost and the Darkness adalah sebuah Adventure, Thriller, History yang dirilis pada tahun 1996. “Prey For The Hunters” Film ini disutradarai oleh Stephen Hopkins dan dibintangi oleh Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer.

The Ghost and the Darkness menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The Ghost and the Darkness menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The Ghost and the Darkness adalah Adventure yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

John Chard 7/10

January 27, 2019

Oh, you're right. The devil has come to Tsavo. Look at me, I am the devil. The Ghost and the Darkness is directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by William Goldman. It stars Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie and Emily Mortimer. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond. Tsavo, Kenya and a bridge engineer teams up with an experienced professional hunter to hunt for two lions that have been attacking local construction workers. As is often the case, one should seek out the real stories that are involved in this...

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sykobanana 9/10

January 2, 2021

I loved this movie when I got to see it when it was first released. Based on a true story (in fact the only part that was made up for is the lions' den scene), this movie breathes Africa due to the incredible cinematography of Vilmos Zsigmond. Africa is as bright and as amazing in this film as it is in person. There is no CGI, only real, trained lions and real effects. Set during the European colonialisation of Africa, we focus on the British need to complete a railway bridge across a small river which is complicated by 2...

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Filipe Manuel Neto 7/10

December 26, 2023

**Overall, a good African adventure film.** Overall, I liked this film. Africa has always held a fascination for Europeans, and anyone who has lived there will certainly recognize that it leaves a mark, a kind of spell or enchantment. Anyone who is there for a while never forgets Africa, and always brings with them a little bit of this magnificent and martyred continent. The film manages to give a flavor of the wild enchantment of Africa, especially the natural beauty that hides in its most untouched regions. And that leads us to talk about the production and visuals of this...

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