The Ghost and the Darkness

1996 historical adventure film by Stephen Hopkins
Movie film Q728488
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The Ghost and the Darkness

Summary

The Ghost and the Darkness is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ghost and the Darkness received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's director is recorded as Stephen Hopkins[5].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's screenwriter is recorded as Stephen Hopkins[6].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[7].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith[8].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's genre is recorded as adventure film[9].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's genre is recorded as action film[10].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's genre is recorded as horror film[12].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Michael Douglas[13].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Val Kilmer[14].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as John Kani[15].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Brian McCardie[16].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Emily Mortimer[17].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Tom Wilkinson[18].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Om Puri[19].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Bernard Hill[20].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's cast member is recorded as Henry Cele[21].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's producer is recorded as Gale Anne Hurd[22].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's depicts is recorded as Tsavo Man-Eaters[23].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's director of photography is recorded as Vilmos Zsigmond[24].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0116409[25].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26].
  • The Ghost and the Darkness's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Ghost and the Darkness's producer is recorded as Gale Anne Hurd[22]. Its director is recorded as Stephen Hopkins[5]. Screenwriters include Stephen Hopkins[6] and William Goldman[7]. Cast members include Michael Douglas[13], Val Kilmer[14], John Kani[15], Brian McCardie[16], Emily Mortimer[17], and Tom Wilkinson[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1996-01-01T00:00:00Z[28] and +1997-01-16T00:00:00Z[29]. The Ghost and the Darkness's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[26]. Genres include adventure film[9], action film[10], drama film[11], and horror film[12].

Reception

The Ghost and the Darkness received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3]. Reviews include 50%[30] and 5.4/10[31].

Why It Matters

The Ghost and the Darkness ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,167 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did The Ghost and the Darkness receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . zelluloid.de. Retrieved . zelluloid.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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