The movie The Ghost and the Darkness is a true story set in Africa, which I would give a four-star rating.. Colonel John Patterson of Britain is sent to Tsavo, in Uganda, to build a bridge over the Tsavo river for a railroad to cross over. As soon as he arrives, a man is attacked by a lion and wounded, but not killed. That night, he killed a lion on the first shot, and things …showed first 75 words of 299 total…

…showed last 75 words of 299 total…and after this the workers flee Tsavo. By this time, the lions had killed over 100 people. On a night hunt, Remington kills the first of the lions. That very night, he is dragged out of his tent and killed in a nearby field. The next day, Patterson kills the other lion. At the end of the movie, the workers return, and Patterson is reunited with his wife and his newborn son who were in Britain.