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The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version) DVD Region 1

David Lester (Actor) | Joe Harris (Actor) | John Kani (Actor) | Suzuki Toshio (Actor)
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The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version)
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All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10 (1)

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Based on a true story, THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS takes place in Africa during the late 1890s and concerns two ferocious lions who killed 130 railroad construction workers in only two months. A pair of courageous men, no-nonsense engineer John Patterson (Val Kilmer) and rugged hunter Charles Remington (Michael Douglas), set out to shoot the creatures, known as the Ghost and the Darkness. Making their task even harder is the two animals un-lionlike behavior--they kill in tandem, attack in the daylight, and show no fear of anything. Soon the hunters become the hunted....

"...A hypnotic spectacle....Douglas and Kilmer spar splendidly in their roles..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 10/31/1996

"...A classy, high-gloss yarn with sterling production values, fine performances and breathtaking vistas. It's a literate and eerie true-life chiller..." - Leonard, Klady (Variety Critic), Variety, 10/07/1996

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Product Title: The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version) The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version) The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version) The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version) The Ghost and the Darkness (US Version)
Artist Name(s): David Lester (Actor) | Joe Harris (Actor) | John Kani (Actor) | Suzuki Toshio (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Jan Debont de Bont (Actor) | Bernard Hill (Actor) | A. Kitman Ho (Actor) | Douglas Michael (Actor) | Ken Stott (Actor) | Jerry Goldsmith | Rogier Stoffers (Actor) | Andy Shore (Actor) David Lester (Actor) | Joe Harris (Actor) | John Kani (Actor) | Suzuki Toshio (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | 真特邦 (Actor) | Bernard Hill (Actor) | A. Kitman Ho (Actor) | 米高德格拉斯 (Actor) | Ken Stott (Actor) | Jerry Goldsmith | Rogier Stoffers (Actor) | Andy Shore (Actor) David Lester (Actor) | Joe Harris (Actor) | John Kani (Actor) | Suzuki Toshio (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | 真特邦 (Actor) | Bernard Hill (Actor) | A. Kitman Ho (Actor) | 米高德格拉斯 (Actor) | Ken Stott (Actor) | Jerry Goldsmith | Rogier Stoffers (Actor) | Andy Shore (Actor) Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｌｅｓｔｅｒ (Actor) | Ｊｏｅ Ｈａｒｒｉｓ (Actor) | Ｊｏｈｎ Ｋａｎｉ (Actor) | 鈴木俊継 (Actor) | Ｔｏｍ Ｗｉｌｋｉｎｓｏｎ (Actor) | Jan Debont de Bont (Actor) | Bernard Hill (Actor) | A. Kitman Ho (Actor) | マイケル・ダグラス (Actor) | Ｋｅｎ Ｓｔｏｔｔ (Actor) | Jerry Goldsmith | Rogier Stoffers (Actor) | Andy Shore (Actor) David Lester (Actor) | Joe Harris (Actor) | John Kani (Actor) | Suzuki Toshio (Actor) | Tom Wilkinson (Actor) | Jan Debont de Bont (Actor) | Bernard Hill (Actor) | A. Kitman Ho (Actor) | Douglas Michael (Actor) | Ken Stott (Actor) | Jerry Goldsmith | Rogier Stoffers (Actor) | Andy Shore (Actor)
Director: John Davis John Davis John Davis Ｊｏｈｎ Ｄａｖｉｓ John Davis
Producer: Douglas Michael | Andy Shore 米高德格拉斯 | Andy Shore 米高德格拉斯 | Andy Shore マイケル・ダグラス | Andy Shore Douglas Michael | Andy Shore
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Release Date: 1998-12-01
UPC Code: 097363235071
Language: English, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Country of Origin: United States
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio: Letterboxed
Color Information: Color
Sound Information: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: R (MPAA)
Publisher: Paramount Home Entertainment
Package Weight: 104 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004354577

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Director: Stephen Hopkins

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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Trailers: Theatrical
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Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10 (1)

Deepinder Singh
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July 6, 2005

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The Ghost And The Darkness - Fantastic Movie -and- Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7 out of 10
When I saw The Ghost And The Darkness in a theatre, I was blown away by the picturization and gripped by the terror of the predators. The sound effects were wonderful and when the lions roared, the audience would get a real scare.

The DVD delivers the same great sound in Dolby Digital 5.1, though I wish this great sound experience could be made available in a DTS 5.1 mix as well. Still, the Dolby Digital mix is extremely satisfying. Nice job Deltamac on this front!

However, the DVD does not deliver satisfactorily in terms of video transfer or picture quality. First of all, the DVD-case and the YESASIA site incorrectly state that the DVD is Widescreen 2.35:1---this makes one think that they have done an anamorphic transfer. But in reality, the DVD is not anamorphic or widescreen-enhanced. Instead, it is framed inside 4:3 screen area in a letterbox mode (with black bars on top and bottom, and in between the black bars, the movie is shown in the theatrical aspect ratio---Both Deltamac and YESASIA should make these corrections). Also, the overall picture is somewhat dim. The contarst seems to have suffered.

The movie itself is a grand experience worthy of 10/10 rating. Val Kilmer impresses as the officer and the hunter and Douglas does a good job in the role of a professional hunter. The African landscape is beautifully captured. Lately, and Indian movie, KAAL, lifted some scenes and some concept from this movie.

My 7/10 rating is only because of average picture quality, non-anamorphic mode, and misleading caption of "widescreen" on the DVD case published by Deltamac.
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