The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Cast

• 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)

Crew

• Jerry Goldsmith — Original Music Composer
• Vilmos Zsigmond — Director of Photography
• A. Kitman Ho — Producer
• Stephen Hopkins — Director
• William Goldman — Screenplay
• Paul B. Radin — Producer
• Gale Anne Hurd — Producer
• John Henry Patterson — Novel

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