Read between the lies.
The Ghost Writer
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Synopsis
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.
- Directed by
- Roman Polanski
- Written by
- Robert Harris, Roman Polanski
Cast
Ewan McGregor
The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan
Adam Lang
Kim Cattrall
Amelia Bly
Olivia Williams
Ruth Lang
Tom Wilkinson
Paul Emmett
Timothy Hutton
Sidney Kroll
Jon Bernthal
Rick Ricardelli
Tim Preece
Roy
Robert Pugh
Richard Rycart
David Rintoul
Stranger
Eli Wallach
Old man
Jim Belushi
John Maddox
Anna Botting
SKY TV newsreader
Yvonne Tomlinson
Stewardess
Milton Welsh
Taxi Driver
Alister Mazzotti
Protection Officer Nº1
Details
- Released
- February 12, 2010
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- EN
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $45,000,000
- Box office
- $60,300,000
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