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The Ghost Writer
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
2010 · Directed by Roman Polanski · 128 min · Thriller · Mystery · 8 frames
Tagline
Read between the lies.
Crew
- Screenplay: Robert Harris, Roman Polanski
- Cinematography: Paweł Edelman
- Edited by: Hervé de Luze
- Music: Alexandre Desplat
- Production design: Albrecht Konrad
- Produced by: Alain Sarde, Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as The Ghost
- Pierce Brosnan as Adam Lang
- Kim Cattrall as Amelia Bly
- Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang
- Tom Wilkinson as Paul Emmett
- Timothy Hutton as Sidney Kroll
- Jon Bernthal as Rick Ricardelli
- Tim Preece as Roy
- Robert Pugh as Richard Rycart
- David Rintoul as Stranger
Production
- Country: France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: R.P. Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Runteam, Studio Babelsberg
- Budget: $45,000,000
- Box office: $60,300,000
- Themes: london, england, central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, politics, war crimes, massachusetts, author, martha's vineyard
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