The Ghost and the Darkness

Intense adventure drama, set in 1890s East Africa, stars Val Kilmer as Col. John Henry Patterson, an Irish engineer sent by British railroad officials to oversee construction of a vital bridge. When the worksite is terrorized by a pair of man-eating lions, Patterson teams up with famed American hunter Charles Remington (Michael Douglas) to bring down the savage, seemingly supernatural beasts. Based on Patterson's 1907 memoir, "The Man-eaters of Tsavo." 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English.