# The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

> A railway engineer and a veteran hunter join forces in colonial Kenya to stop two man-eating lions before a bridge project collapses into terror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5657

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Adventure, Thriller, History
- Director: Stephen Hopkins
- Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Emily Mortimer, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie, Om Puri
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116409/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, foreboding, visceral, adventure movie night, thriller marathon

## Synopsis

A thrilling battle against nature and the unknown unfolds in the heart of Africa.

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- [Out of Africa (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/486)
- [The Wild Geese (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/3726)
- [King Solomon's Mines (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/28243)
- [The Last Lions (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/36418)
- [Born Free (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/9153)
- [Hatari! (1962)](https://ember.film/movie/6368)
- [Born Free: A New Adventure (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/22194)
- [The Four Feathers (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/4443)
- [The Edge (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/4623)
- [Congo (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/5424)

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