Movie
The Ghost Writer
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-02-12
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery
- Status
- Released
- Production
- R.P. Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Runteam, Studio Babelsberg, Elfte Babelsberg Film
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
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
- Eli Wallach as Old man
- Jim Belushi as John Maddox
Crew
- Roman Polanski - Director
- Robert Harris - Screenplay
- Roman Polanski - Screenplay
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