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The Ghost And The Darkness

What is the ghost and the darkness?

· James MacDonald

Key facts

Title The Ghost and the Darkness[1]
Year 1996[1]
Director Stephen Hopkins[1]
Setting Tsavo, Kenya[1]

The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 American historical adventure film directed by Stephen Hopkins, based on the true story of two man-eating lions that terrorized railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya, in 1898.

Context

The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 American historical adventure film directed by Stephen Hopkins. It is a fictionalized retelling of the Tsavo man-eaters, two lions that terrorized railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya, during construction of the Uganda-Mombasa Railway in 1898 [1]. The screenplay was written by William Goldman, and the film stars Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas [1]. The title refers to the nicknames given to the two vicious lions [2].

Documented claims

  • The film is a fictionalized account of the real Tsavo lion attacks. [1]
  • The lions terrorized workers during construction of the Uganda-Mombasa Railway. [1]

Questions and answers

What is the true story behind The Ghost and the Darkness?

The true story involves two man-eating lions that attacked and killed railway workers in Tsavo, Kenya, in 1898, during construction of the Uganda-Mombasa Railway [1].

How many people were killed by The Ghost and the Darkness?

The number of victims is not specified in the available sources.

Sources

  1. The Ghost and the Darkness | Film Review — spiritualityandpractice.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. The Ghost And The Darkness movie review (1996) — rogerebert.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment