Henry Cele Movies
- 2005
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The saga of legendary African warrior Shaka Zulu comes to the screen in this continuation of the timeless tale from original miniseries creator Joshua Sinclair. From the moment he was born, Shaka Zulu was bound for greatness. When his homeland of Africa begins to fall prey to England's rapidly expanding empire, Shaka Zulu leads a bloody struggle to keep his people free. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
A man bringing modern transportation to the ancient jungles of Africa discovers one of man's oldest enemies lays in wait for him in this period adventure drama. John Beaumont (Tom Wilkinson) is the owner of a British railroad firm who is building a rail line through Uganda. A bridge is needed so that the tracks may cross a large river, and engineer John Henry Patterson (Val Kilmer) is summoned to the African nation to supervise construction. While Beaumont has placed Patterson under a strict deadline, the bridge designer is certain that with his guidance, the local laborers will be able to complete the job in time. However, when several workers are killed in an attack by a lion, Patterson is forced to deal with the animal; while he bags a lion who invades the work site one evening, it soon becomes obvious that there's more than one predator in the nearby jungle. The lion attacks continue, eventually claiming the lives of 130 men, and Patterson and Beaumont finally agree to call in Charles Remmington (Michael Douglas), an expert hunter who understands the nature of the man-eaters and knows how to lure them into his trap. The Ghost and the Darkness is based on a true story, which was previously brought to the screen in 1953, in Arch Oboler's pioneering 3-D adventure Bwana Devil. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, (more)
- 1993
- R
In this actioner, a Cuban drug lord blows up a Miami customs official and leaves his hapless partner to shoulder the blame. Now the surviving officer is determined to sneak into the drug lord's gang and bring them to justice. He is temporarily side-tracked when he sees the crime boss's seductive moll. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Paré, Michael Ironside, (more)
- 1990
- R
While in Africa, a pregnant American (Jenilee Harrison) is cursed by a village witch doctor (Dumi Shongwe) after interrupting a tribal ceremony. Soon after, she is visited by a sea-demon who terrorizes her friends. The film, which shares little with the others in the series, was originally titled Panga. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
- 1990
- R
The tapes referred to in the movie title contain evidence revealing a chemical-weapons industry sanctioned by a Soviet-block country; they are filled with computer statistics of the African natives who have succumbed to the illegally dispensed chemicals. The evidence fall into the unwitting hands of an American journalist and her small son. An American special agent is sent to recover the tapes and rescue the endangered journalist from the intrigue. Meanwhile, ruthless Libyan agents intend to secure the tapes at any cost. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1990
- PG
Malcolm McDowell stars as Albert Schweitzer in this biographical account of the Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian's years as an African missionary, as he establishes a hospital despite the medical superstitions of the local tribesmen. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Malcolm McDowell, Helen Jessop, (more)
- 1990
A hard-drinking Vietnam veteran pilot (Lance Henriksen) is hired by a rich Japanese businessman, whose ancestors were samurai warriors, to fly him and his group to Africa. There they are captured by a cultured, Western-educated tribal leader who discusses philosophy with them while his rebel armies rob and massacre the local populace. The pilot manages to escape to the desert and starts to formulate a plan to rescue his employers. ~ Brian Gusse, All Movie Guide
- 1988
- R
This wartime action/adventure movie is unusual in having Reagan's invasion of the Caribbean country of Grenada as its focal point. South African action star James Ryan plays Blaine Striker, a resourceful race-car driver who has come to the island nation to visit his medical student brother Ryan (Liam Cundill). Meanwhile, the country is taken over by the nefarious Marxist General Turner (Oliver Reed), who takes Ryan and the other students (many of them very attractive women) hostage. With the help of CIA man Miller (Cameron Mitchell), a rescue is effected and an alliance is formed with local rebels, led by Wally Arn (Henry Cele). ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- James Ryan, Oliver Reed, (more)
Originally aired as a British mini-series, Shaka Zulu follows the rise of Shaka (Henry Cele) to the king of the Zulus during the early 19th century when the British were beginning to gain control of Africa. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
