Aunque el planteamiento parece exagerado a primera vista, se supone que esta película está basada en unos hechos reales. Douglas y Kilmer forman una pareja efectiva para esta película de acción trepidante, con escenas espectaculares y un alto grado de suspense.
In 1896 Lt. Col. John Paterson was sent to East Africa to build a railway bridge. He had a deadline to meet but was confident he and his large workforce of Africans and Indians can get the job done in time. John's was a man of his word and got things done - which he demonstrated on his first day by killing a lion that had been pestering the workforce. This earned John respect, but it didn't last very long because a few weeks later 2 new lions began visiting and they're man-eaters. The film is based on a true story and during the construction of the bridge, the lions would enter the workers camp to kill. Believing them not to be real lions, the locals name them 'The Ghost' and 'The Darkness'. After losing dozens of workers to the lions, the railroad company brought in Remington, an American 'great white hunter', to kill them, but even his reputation for being the best could not prevent yet more carnage. It is believed that over 130 people were killed by the two lions in just a few months
"Un inusual film de aventuras de Hollywood, que se torna más sorprendente y exótico según avanza. Aunque comienza de una forma estática poco prometedora, pronto adquiere velocidad y color."
(Janet Maslin: The New York Times)
"Una aventura africana que hace que las películas de Tarzán parezcan sutiles y realistas. Carece incluso del encanto habitual de las películas que son 'tan malas que son divertidas'."
(Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)
"Intento estimulante y apreciable dentro del género aventurero, a pesar de que, antes que recordar a 'Tiburón', lo haga a 'Depredador'."
(Daniel Monzón: Fotogramas)
1996: Oscar: Mejores efectos de sonidoDirector: Stephen Hopkins
Intérpretes: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Bernard Hill, Brian McCardie, Emily Mortimer
Guión: William Goldman
Música: Om Puri
Fotografía: Vilmos Zsigmond
Título Original: The Ghost and the Darkness
Año: 1996
País: EE.UU.
Duración: 110 min.
Género: Aventuras
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