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A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.
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Charles Remington
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Col. John Henry Patterson
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Robert Beaumont
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Samuel
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Dr. David Hawthorne
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Angus Starling
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Helena Patterson
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Abdullah
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Mahina
Kurt Egelhof ...
Indian Victim
Satchu Annamalai ...
Worker #1
Teddy Reddy ...
Worker #2
Raheem Khan ...
Worker #3 (as Rakeem Khan)
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Nervous Sikh Orderly
Glen Gabela ...
Orderly #1
Richard Nwamba ...
Orderly #2
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Photographer
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Nigel Bransford
Kaycey Padayachee ...
Beaumont's Valet
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Beaumont's Clerk
Patrick Gifford ...
Patterson's Son
Justin Gifford ...
Patterson's Son
George Middlekoop ...
Station Master
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bongo ...
Lion (uncredited)
Caesar ...
Lion (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
Sudan ...
Lion (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Hopkins

Written by

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William Goldman ... (written by)

Produced by

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Michael Douglas ... executive producer
Grant Hill ... co-producer
A. Kitman Ho ... producer
Gale Anne Hurd ... producer
Paul B. Radin ... producer (as Paul Radin)
Steven Reuther ... executive producer

Music by

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Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by

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Vilmos Zsigmond ... director of photography

Editing by

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Roger Bondelli
Robert Brown
Steve Mirkovich
Bert Lovitt ... (uncredited)

Editorial Department

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Timothy Alverson ... assistant editor
Erik C. Andersen ... assistant editor
Sam Citron ... assistant editor
Megan Gill ... assistant editor
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Martin C. Heselov ... assistant editor
Sean Hubbert ... associate editor
Julie Janata ... assistant editor
Bob Kaiser ... color timer
Bryan McMahan ... colorist: mastering
Mark Rathaus ... assistant editor
Leon Retief ... assistant editor
Ken Terry ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Mary Selway
Sarah Trevis

Production Design by

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Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by

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Zack Grobler
Giles Masters
George Richardson ... supervising art director
Steve Saklad ... supervising art director
Malcolm Stone

Set Decoration by

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Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by

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Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department

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Paul Engelen ... makeup artist
Robert Maverick ... hair technician: Stan Winston Studios
Suzanne Stokes-Munton ... hair stylist
Cecilia Verardi ... makeup artist
Megan Tanner ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Carol Dantuono ... post-production executive
Bruce Devan ... production manager: second unit
Michael L. Games ... production supervisor (as Michael Games)
Thomas Hayslip ... unit manager
Grant Hill ... unit production manager
Toby Pease ... production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Javier Chinchilla ... second second assistant director (as Javier Chinchilla Kern)
Jamie Christopher ... second assistant director
Lee Cleary ... first assistant director: second unit
Jack Couffer ... second unit director
Simon Damast ... second second assistant director
José Luis Escolar ... first assistant director
Jacinta Hayne ... second assistant director: second unit
Patrick Kinney ... second assistant director
Franco Mariola ... third assistant director: second unit
Josh McLaglen ... second unit director
Douglas A. Raine ... first assistant director: second unit (as Doug Raine)
Matt Rebenkoff ... second assistant director (as Matthew Rebenkoff)
Emile Smith ... third assistant director
David H. Venghaus Jr. ... second assistant director (as David Venghaus)
Melanie Walker ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Sean Ahern ... set foreman
Rodney Armanino ... construction coordinator
Victor Botha ... set dresser
Hennie Goddard ... carpenter
Vivienne Gray ... draughtsperson
Zack Grobler ... art director: second unit
Dale Haugo ... lead scenic artist
Roland Hunter ... painter
Michael Hyman ... carpenter
Belinda Johnson ... coordinator
Tim Larsen ... painter
Hank Mayo ... concept designer
Philip McDonald ... property master
Dave Midson ... supervising dressing prop
Frank Musitelle ... greensman
Marelize Pretorius ... assistant props builder
Marco Rubeo ... set designer
Robert H. Winn ... scenic chargehand
Mickey Woolfson ... chargehand stand-by
Mickey Pugh ... standby props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Christopher Assells ... dialogue editor
Paul Aulicino ... assistant sound editor
Bob Beher ... foley editor
Gary Blufer ... digital sound effects layback
Lance Brown ... sound designer / sound effects editor
Kelly Cabral ... digital sound effects layback
Jeffrey Cranford ... assistant sound editor
Marc Deschaine ... adr assistant
Joe Dorn ... adr editor
Michael Dressel ... supervising foley editor
Gordon Ecker ... sound effects editor
John Michael Fanaris ... sound effects coordinator
Dana LeBlanc Frankley ... assistant sound editor (as Dana LeBlanc)
Rick Hart ... re-recording mixer
Hilda Hodges ... foley artist
Glenn Hoskinson ... sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou ... dialogue editor
Simon Kaye ... sound mixer
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer
John Leveque ... dialogue editor
Martin Lopez ... sound effects recordist
Kimberly Ellen Lowe ... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Steve Mann ... sound effects editor
Blake Marion ... sound effects coordinator
Donald O. Mitchell ... re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño ... re-recording mixer
Gary Mundheim ... sound effects editor
Steve Nelson ... sound effects editor
Mark Pappas ... foley editor
Juliet Phillips ... foley artist
John Roesch ... foley artist
Kim Secrist ... sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler ... supervising sound editor
Tommy Staples ... boom operator
Becky Sullivan ... supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora ... foley editor
Donald L. Warner Jr. ... sound effects editor
Marshall Winn ... dialogue editor
Richard E. Yawn ... sound effects editor
David Abrahamsen ... sound (uncredited)
Lance Brown ... additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Ken S. Polk ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jason Barnett ... special effects technician
Darin Bouyssou ... mold/lab technician
Emery Brown ... electronics department supervisor
Jim Charmatz ... key artist: Stan Winston Studio
Chris Corbould ... production special effects supervisor
David Covarrubias ... special effects technician
Glenn Derry ... electronics designer: Stan Winston Studio
Paul Dunn ... special effects assistant: second unit
Grady Holder ... mold maker
John Holfmann ... special effects makeup (as John Halfmann)
Doug Hudson ... mold/lab technician
Marc Irvin ... special effects technician
Dana Klaren ... special effects technician
Paul Knowles ... senior special effects technician
Richard J. Landon ... animatronic effects designer (as Richard Landon) / animatronic effects supervisor (as Richard Landon)
Lindsay MacGowan ... mold department: Stan Winston Studio
David Mahlangu ... assistant special effects: second unit
Bob Mano ... mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio
Kevin McTurk ... special effects technician
Sylvia Nava ... hair technician: Stan Winston Studios
Jon Neill ... painter: Stan Winston Studio
Tim Nordella ... animatronic effects designer / animatronic effects supervisor / creature designer and fabricator
John Rosengrant ... animatronic effects supervisor / makeup effects supervisor
Shaun Rutter ... special effects technician
Stiles White ... production coordinator: Stan Winston Studio
Andy Williams ... floor supervisor / special effects foreman
TaMara Carlson Woodard ... fabrication crew: Stan Winston Studio (as Tamara Carlson)
Gary Yee ... creature effects crew / special effects makeup
Janek Zabielski ... special effects coordinator: second unit
Stefan Zabielski ... special effects assistant: second unit
Lance Gilmer ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Amit Agrawal ... software engineer: SPI
Isa Alsup ... compositor (as Isa Abdulbari Alsup)
Maura Alvarez ... rotoscope artist
Christopher Bailey ... visual effects coordinator (as Chris Bailey)
Ryan Berg ... visual effects coordinator
Ron Brinkmann ... computer graphics supervisor
Randy Brown ... visual effects compositor
Suzy Brown ... digital painter / rotoscope artist
Harold Buchman ... digital effects artist
Colin Campbell ... digital compositor
Joan Collins Carey ... visual effects producer (as Joan Collins)
Rusty Case ... senior systems architect
Jerome Chen ... senior technical supervisor
David Cornelius ... electronics engineer
Art David ... digital artist
John Decker ... lead technical assistant
Jerome Desvignes ... senior technical supervisor: SPI
Bruce Devan ... production manager: visual effects unit
Sheena Duggal ... Inferno artist: SPI / high speed compositing supervisor
Nancy Evans ... rotoscope artist
Thomas F. Ford IV ... lead Inferno technical assistant
Kiki Francoise ... compositor (as Kiki Candela)
Michael Garcia ... visual effects production assistant
Peter Gornstein ... concept/storyboard artist
Kelly Granite ... visual effects compositor
Amy Hollywood Wixson ... computer graphics coordinator / digital production manager
Mark Holmes ... high speed compositing supervisor
Ralph Horan ... executive producer: visual effects
Ivo Horvat ... matte painter: SPI
Stephen Kennedy ... compositor (as Steve Kennedy)
Martin A. Kline ... visual effects art director
J.W. Kompare ... visual effects editor
Susan Kornfeld ... rotoscope artist (as Sue Kornfeld)
Paul McGhee ... film scanning and recording
Tim McGovern ... visual effects supervisor: SPI
M. Scott McKee ... compositor
George Merkert ... visual effects executive producer: SPI
Ann Monn ... high speed compositor
Yolie Moreno ... visual effects assistant coordinator
Megan Omi ... compositor
Nancy Oppenheim ... lead rotoscope artist
Mark Oppenheimer ... visual effects producer: location photography
Kelly Pappas ... high speed compositor
Bob Peitzman ... compositor: SPI
Mike Perry ... digital effects animator
Gayle Reznik ... visual effects production manager: SPI
Stuart Robertson ... senior visual effects supervisor
Andrea Scholer ... compositor (as Andrea Sholer)
Bill Schultz ... visual effects senior management
John R. Shourt ... rotoscope artist (as John Shourt)
Chuck Shuman ... visual effects director of photography (as Chuck Schuman)
Chu Tang ... software engineer
Kristen Trattner ... high speed compositor
Barry Weiss ... senior staff: SPI
Guy T. Wiedmann ... assistant visual effects editor (as Guy Wiedmann)
Kieran Woo ... production controller: Digital Domain
Doug Yoshida ... technical assistant
Hal Miles ... digital artist (uncredited)
Michael Tigar ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Audrea Topps Harjo ... production software coordinator (uncredited)
Attila Veress ... film recorder operator (uncredited)

Stunts

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Danny Baldwin ... stunt coordinator
Gavin Mey ... stunt coordinator: South Africa
Reginald Mompati ... stunt assistant (as Reg Mompati)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gabriel Beristain ... director of photography: second unit
Todd Carmody ... lighting technician
Frank Connor ... still photographer
Jack Couffer ... director of photography: Kenya unit
Lars Cox ... second assistant camera
Harmon Cusack ... camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Carlos De Carvalho ... focus puller: "b" camera
Manoel C. Ferreira ... second unit: second assistant camera (as Mannie Ferreira)
Mark Forster ... b dolly grip
Mauriece Jacks Jr. ... video assist operator
Robert Jason ... gaffer
Daron Keet ... assistant camera
Richard Latham ... focus puller
Wayne Leach ... electrician
Stan McClain ... camera operator: aerial
Neal Norton ... camera operator: "a" camera
Dennis Seawright ... first assistant camera
Clive Shirlaw ... grip
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... camera operator: "b" camera (as Joseph Urbanczyk)
André Louis van Heerden ... additional video assist operator

Casting Department

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Barbara Harris ... adr voice casting
Jane Warren ... casting: South Africa

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Michael Dennison ... assistant costume designer
Dan Grace ... key costumer
Jo Katsaras ... wardrobe supervisor
Carolyn Marston ... key costumer
Sophie Norinder ... costume assistant
Janet Schriever ... set costumer
John Scott ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Kevin de la Noy ... location manager
Werner Du Preez ... location scout
Alex Gladstone ... location manager

Music Department

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George Acogny ... music supervisor: ethnic music
Kelly Askew ... ethnic music researcher
Sally Boldt ... music editor
Bruce Botnick ... scoring mixer
Alexander Courage ... orchestrator
Vic Fraser ... copyist
Kenneth Hall ... supervising music editor
Mitchell Leib ... executive in charge of soundtracks
Kelly Mahan-Jaramillo ... assistant music editor
Ray Phiri ... choir conductor: Johannesburg
Curtis Roush ... location music editor
Sidney Sax ... orchestral contractor
Nick Vidar ... music programmer
Jerry Goldsmith ... conductor (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
National Philharmonic Orchestra ... music performed by (uncredited)
Jonathan Snowden ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Wiebina Berrington ... script supervisor: second unit
Nikki Clapp ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Dale Edwards ... transportation captain
Paul Woodman ... transportation administrator

Additional Crew

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Geoff Abadee ... logistics
Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Monique Angeon ... assistant animal handler: lions
Kelly Askew ... dialogue coach: Swahili
Desiree Bertasso ... production coordinator: second unit
Kirk Borcherding ... production executive
Anthony Boswell ... assistant animal handler
Simon Cave ... production assistant
Kathi Danielson ... first assistant accountant (as Kathi D. Evans)
Bryan de Klerk ... stand-in: Val Kilmer
Emile de Kock ... animal wrangler: domestic animals
Dave Evans ... armorer: preparation
Gary Fick ... body double
Stuart Fink ... unit publicist
Anne C. Ford ... first assistant accountant
Jane Fry ... production accountant
Gareth Gardner ... production assistant / set office assistant
Joanne Goldstone ... assistant accountant
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant
Michael Hackenberger ... animal handler: lions
Kelly Helstrom ... assistant: Steve Reuther
Jack Kuramoto ... assistant
Richard J. Landon ... animatronics: mechanical lion / puppeteer
Thierry Le Portier ... animal handler: lions
James Luccarda ... location scout
Tim Monich ... dialect coach
Michael Morgenthal ... construction accountant
Giana Mucci ... post production assistant
Stacy Plavoukos ... production coordinator
Natalie Rademeyer ... production assistant
Julie Randolph ... production assistant
Fess 'Reg' Reynolds ... animal handler: lion
Paul 'Sled' Reynolds ... supervising animal trainer (as Sled Reynolds) / supervising animal trainer: lions (as Sled Reynolds)
Fran Saidman ... production coordinator
Spike Seldin ... production executive
Olly Steele ... on set armourer, weapons instuctor
Jim Stockley ... animal supplier
Ted Strikwerda ... assistant animal handler: lions (as Ted Strickwerda)
Rosanna Sun ... production coordinator: USA
Judy Thomason ... assistant: Steve Reuther
Phillip K. Torretto ... assistant: George Acogny
Trevor van Sweeden ... stand-in (as Trevor van Sweden)
Jean-Roux Viljoen ... base camp manager
Anna Walton ... housing coordinator
Hubert Wells ... animal handler: lion
Stan Winston ... live/animatronic effects
Kris Wiseman McIntyre ... assistant: Stephen Hopkins
Gary Yee ... mold/technical department

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions. Written by Jwelch5742

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Taglines Control Your Fear See more »
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Also Known As
  • Der Geist und die Dunkelheit (Germany)
  • L'ombre et la proie (France)
  • Los demonios de la noche (Spain)
  • Le fantôme et les ténèbres (Canada, French title)
  • Привид і Пітьма (Ukraine)
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Runtime
  • 110 min
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Box Office

Budget $55,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $9,215,063, 13 Oct 1996
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $36,400,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia Only one scene uses a mechanical lion. All the other shots used five adult live male African lions: Bongo and Caesar of Ontario, Canada's Bowmanville Zoo, Woltan and Roman of France and Sudan from Animal Actors of Hollywood in Thousand Oaks, California. Bongo also appeared in George of the Jungle (1997). Sudan appeared in Turner Network Television's Biblical miniseries Samson and Delilah (1996) where his trainer Hubert Wells served as Eric Thal's stunt double for its attack sequence. Paul Reynolds also trained Sudan for that production. See more »
Goofs Mahina's (a Muslim) body is burned in a funeral pyre after he is killed and his fellow Muslim workers are shown praying at the event. Cremation is strictly forbidden in Islam. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Kot (2005). See more »
Soundtracks Hamara Haath (Our Hands Unite) See more »
Crazy Credits The beginning of the end credits is shown with a photograph of the real bridge as background. See more »
Quotes Mahina: You know, I also have killed a lion.
Angus Starling: How many shots did you need?
Mahina: I used my hands.
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