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The Ghost and the Darkness   1996     2 and a half stars    R, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Stephen Hopkins  
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Emily Mortimer, Brian McCardie, Bernard Hill, John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Om Puri, Henry Cele, Kurt Egelhof

  Two lions have killed 130 men, and a young engineer (Val Kilmer), who is part of a construction team building the East African Railway, joins forces with a hunter (Michael Douglas) to kill the beasts.


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Killing Heat   1981     2 stars    N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Grass Is Singing

Director: Michael Raeburn  
Cast: Karen Black, John Thaw, John Kani, John Moulder-Brown, Patrick Mynhardt, Bjorn Gedda, Ivy Miyanda

  Depression overtakes Mary (Karen Black) after she marries Dick Turner (John Thaw) and moves from the city to his remote farm in Africa.

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Sarafina!   1992     3 stars    PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Darrell James Roodt  
Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Whoopi Goldberg, Miriam Makeba, John Kani, Dumisani Dlamini, Sipho Kunene, Tertius Meintjes, Mbongeni Ngema, Robert Whitehead, Somizi Mhlongo

  Based on the oppression of South Africa's apartheid, this is the story of Sarafina (Leleti Khumalo) whose teacher (Whoopi Goldberg) shows her how to escape bigotry through music. Unusual rendition of the musical stage play.

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Poster Art From art.comThe Wild Geese   1978     2 and a half stars    R, 134 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen  
Cast: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, Jeff Corey, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Jack Watson, Kenneth Griffith, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser, Ian Yule

  London mercenaries Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), Rafer Janders (Richard Harris), Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), and Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Kruger) head for Africa to rescue deposed African president Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona). After a crash course, they parachute into the African bush and manage to rescue Limbani–but not without casualties among the mercenary group.



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Richard Burton Col. Allen Faulkner
Richard Harris Capt. Rafer Janders
Roger Moore Lt. Shawn Flynn
Hardy Kruger Lt. Pieter Coetzee
Stewart Granger Sir Edward Matherson
Jack Watson RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay Fr. Geoghagen the Priest
Jeff Corey Mr. Martin
Winston Ntshona African ex-President Limbani
John Kani Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson RSM Sandy Young
Kenneth Griffith Arthur Witty, Medical Orderly
Barry Foster Thomas Balfour
Ronald Fraser Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Ian Yule Sgt. Tosh Donaldson

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Movie Quick Pick
1. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
2. Killing Heat (1981)
   aka: The Grass Is Singing
3. Sarafina! (1992)
4. The Wild Geese (1978)


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