The Ghost Writer
Brief Synopsis
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When a successful British ghostwriter, The Ghost, agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start-not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide,
Cast & Crew
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Roman Polanski
Director
Ewan Mcgregor
Kim Cattrall
Olivia Williams
Pierce Brosnan
Timothy Hutton
Film Details
Also Known As
Autor Widmo, Der Ghostwriter, El escritor fantasma, Escritor Oculto, Ghost, Ghost Writer, The, Ghostwriter, Der, L' homme de l'ombre, Pisatelj v senci, Polanskis Skyggen, Roman Polanskis Skyggen, Szellemíró, Vaiduoklis, escritor, escritor fantasma, homme de l'ombre, L', uomo nell'ombra
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Audis De Boulogne Joinville; Barclays Bank; British Airways; Cine Stereo; Cinemontage; Cinesyl; Continental Media Assurances; Deutscher Filmförderfonds; Duboi; Eastman Kodak; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; Filminger; German Federal Film Board; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Jean-Claude Beineix; Kgs; Kodak; L.A. Studios-Margarita Mix; Lays International; Location Facilities; Ltc; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Malde & Company; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Panalux; Panavision, Ltd.; Philippe Poumarat; Pixomondo Images; Renown Freight; Runteam, Llc; Scanlab; Soundtrack Group; Star's Dinner Express; Studio Babelsberg; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Technicolor; Transpalux; Useful Companies
Distribution Company
LES FILMS S+VILLE; 01 Distribuzione; Acme Film; Alfa Films; Aurum Producciones; Benelux Film Distributors; Central Partnership; Deltamac Co; Dutch Filmworks; Empire; Filmcompagniet; Filmladen Gmbh; Forum; Forum; Forum Film (Poland); Fs Film Oy; Gulf Film, Llc; Hoyts Distribution; Hoyts Distribution; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville; Nordisk Film; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Paris Filmes; PathT International; Rai Cinema; Ro Image 2000; SF Studios; SND-Groupe M6; Sf Norge; Shaw Organization; Sidus Fnh; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Spi International; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; Summit Entertainment, Llc; United Motion Pictures (Ump); Warner Bros. Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Synopsis
When a successful British ghostwriter, The Ghost, agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start-not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide, died in an unfortunate accident. The Ghost flies out to work on the project, in the middle of winter, to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard. But the day after he arrives, a former British cabinet minister accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal seizure of suspected terrorists and handing them over for torture by the CIA-a war crime. The controversy brings reporters and protesters swarming to the island mansion where Lang is staying with his wife, Ruth, and his personal assistant and mistress, Amelia. As The Ghost works, he begins to uncover clues suggesting his predecessor may have stumbled on a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA-and that somehow this information is hidden in the manuscript he left behind. Was Lang in the service of the American intelligence agency while he was prime minister? And was The Ghost's predecessor murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered?
Director
Roman Polanski
Director
Cast
Ewan Mcgregor
Kim Cattrall
Olivia Williams
Pierce Brosnan
Timothy Hutton
Tom Wilkinson
Robert Pugh
James Belushi
David Rintoul
Eli Wallach
Jon Bernthal
Tim Preece
Anna Botting
Yvonne Tomlinson
Milton Welch
Alister Mazzotti
Tim Faraday
Kim Kattrall
Kate Copeland
Soogi Kang
Hong Thay Lee
John Keogh
Hans-peter Sussner
Stuart Austen
Marianne Graffam
Morgane Polanski
Andy Güting
Robert Wallhöfer
Glenn Conroy
Robert Seeliger
Clayton Nemrow
Julia Kratz
Nyasha Hatendi
Daphne Alexander
Angelique Fernandez
Anne Wittman
Michael S Ruscheinsky
Mo Asumang
Sylke Ferber
Desiree Erasmus
Errol Shaker
Errol Harewood
Talin Lopez
Joel Kirby
Regine Hentschel
Jeff Burrell
Daniel Sutton
Eben Young
Jaymes Butler
Michael S. Ruscheinsky
Crew
Olivier Abline
Film Lab
Malgosia Abramowska
Assistant
Hans-peter Abts
Stage Manager
Marcel Ahrens
Driver
Philippe Aiche
Original Music
Ann-katrin Albrecht
Costume Department
Jessica Alcorn
Digital Effects Artist
Sarah Amft
Costumes
Robert W Anderson
Props
Charles Andireux
3-D Artist
Reno Antoniades
Legal Services
Teo Ardeleanu
Transportation Captain
Walter Argo
Grip
Olivier Arnold
Production
Mehmet Atmaca
Driver
Nadia Atout
Film Lab
Francois Aube
Post-Production Coordinator
Lars Bakalau
Driver
Sylvie Balloy
Production Accountant
Mandy Barchmann
Coordinator
Joe Barlow
Assistant Director
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor
Tanja Baumgartner
Models
Nicolas Beckner
Foley Artist
Denis Behnke
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gabi Pauler Behrens
Casting Assistant
Constance Beillard
3-D Artist
Jean-claude Beineix
Production Insurance
Jean-pascal Beintus
Original Music
Christophe Belena
Post-Production Coordinator
Markus Bendler
Coordinator
Robert Benmussa
Producer
Markus Bensch
Production Executive
Roman Berger
Carpenter
Karim Berkane
Film Lab
Yohann Bernard
Assistant Sound Editor
Christine Von Beveren
On-Set Dresser
Tara Bhoola
Post-Production Coordinator
Katharina Birkenfeld
Set Decorator
Hannes Bloch
Driver
Jean-marie Blondel
Sound Mixer
Klaus Böchel
Stand-In
Katherina Böhm
Driver
Stephane Bonnot
Software Engineer
Michael Bortz
Props
Yannick Boulot
Assistant
Etienne Boussac
Assistant Editor
Katia Boutin
Sound Mixer
Laurent Bouzereau
Production
Dietke Brandt
Wardrobe Assistant
Matthias Braun
Stage Manager
Michaela Braun
Production Assistant
Henning Brehm
Graphic Designer
Pierre Brien
Music
Christophe Briquet
Music Contractor
Roland Buda
Special Effects Assistant
Volkhard Buff
Stunt Coordinator
Volkhart Buff
Stunt Coordinator
Gerard Buffard
Key Grip
Robert A Bullard
Camera
Simon Buret
Props
Christian Burggraf
Software Engineer
Ian Burlingham
Legal Services
Timothy Burrill
Coproducer
Christin Busse
Production Assistant
Jaymes Butler
Security
Anna Campion
Adr
Vincent Carré
3-D Artist
Susan Casey
Wardrobe
Lionel Cassan
Assistant Editor
Ana Catala
Production Assistant
Nicolas Cearron
Original Music
Claude Chabot
3-D Artist
Daniel Champagnon
Production Supervisor
Patrick Chauvin
Film Lab
Dinah Collin
Costume Designer
Alexandra Cosimano
2-D Artist
Rocco Simon Coufin
Driver
Guy Courtecuisse
Production Manager
Nicolas Coussemaq
Software Engineer
Rudy Cretenet
2-D Artist
Ola Czarniecka
Assistant Director
Guillaume D'ham
Assistant Sound Editor
Yves D'incau
Visual Effects
Nicholas Dalton
Legal Services
Hugo Darcier
3-D Artist
Sven Uwe Dassler
Driver
Isabelle Dassonville
Assistant
Olivier Dassonville
Video Assist/Playback
Wallace David
3-D Artist
Emma Davie
Unit Publicist
Xavier De L'hermuziere
3-D Artist
Herve De Luze
Editor
Olivier Debert
2-D Artist
Simon Descamps
Visual Effects
Thomas Desjonqueres
Sound Editor
Xavier Desjours
Dailies
Alexandre Desplat
Original Music
Alexandre Desplat
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Music Conductor
Emilien Dessons
3-D Artist
David Diamond
Location Coordinator
David Diamond
Location Manager
Didier Diaz
Lighting Technician
Christelle Didier
Post-Production Assistant
Frank Didlaukies
Electrician
Ben Dixon
Assistant Director
Damian Doennig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Philippe Donge
Assistant
James Dornoff
Visual Effects
Roland Duboue
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Andrew Dudman
Music
Jon Duncan
Production Accountant
Jan Dunkel
On-Set Dresser
Jens Dunkel
Special Effects Assistant
Benjamin Dunker
Boom Operator
Christian Dutac
Grader
Michael Duwel
Art Department
George Ebinal
Stunt Performer
Pawel Edelman
Director Of Photography
Alter Ego
Adr Supervisor
Alter Ego
Adr Supervisor
Krishan Ehlert
On-Set Dresser
Axel Eichhorst
Concept Artist
Dirk Eickhoff
Location Manager
Elisa Costa Ellis
Makeup Artist
Christian Epping
Caterer
Mathias Fehrenbach
Caterer
Sylke Ferber
Production Secretary
Guy Ferrandis
Photography
Ellen Fiedler
Wardrobe Assistant
Jane Fielder
Visual Effects
Lea Fierke
Stand-In
Marco Fischer
Transportation
Thomas Fischer
On-Set Dresser
Christoph Fisser
Coproducer
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Sarah Flament
Visual Effects
Jean-patrick Flande
Product Placement
Xavier Forcioli
Music
Xavier Forcioli
Music Coordinator
Florian Franke
Digital Effects Artist
Andreas Frickinger
Compositing Supervisor
Florian Friedmann
Digital Effects Artist
Andre Galler
Electrician
Richard Ganssauge
Driver
Christoph Gaudl
Visual Effects
Harald Gelti
Electrician
Alexandre Genny
2-D Artist
Richard George
Location Manager
Carine Gillet
3-D Artist
Gilles Giordan
2-D Artist
Ebru Gönül
Digital Effects Artist
Natascha Gotowtschikow
Wardrobe Assistant
Sebastian Gottschalk
Driver
Aurelien Grand
Film Lab
Bryan Grill
Special Effects Supervisor
Thierry Grizard
3-D Artist
Jörn Grosshans
Compositing Supervisor
Joshua Grothe
Stunt Double
Jan Grunwald
Loader
Gerd Grzesczak
Stunts
Sophie Le Guénédal
Props
Sophie Le Guénédal
Assistant Director
Jean-max Guerin
Makeup Designer
Varujan Gumusel
Production Manager
Frank Gunn
Medic
Matthias Gunther
Stunt Double
Zbigniew Gustowski
Camera Focus Puller
Robin Haefs
Graphic Artist
Marcus Haendgen
Property Master
Sabine Haendgen
Assistant Property Master
Markus Hagemeier
Special Effects Coordinator
Lisa Hansen
Visual Effects
Steffen Haronitis
Driver
Robert Harris
Source Material
Robert Harris
Screenplay
David Harter
Digital Effects Artist
Daniel Hartlehnert
Digital Effects Artist
Christopher Haug
Videotape Operator
Wolfgang Hein
On-Set Dresser
Carla Heinzel
Visual Effects
Bernhard Henrich
Set Decorator
Sebastian Hirsch
Visual Effects
Tine Hoefke
Production Coordinator
Andreas Hoffmann
Assistant Director
Finlay Hogg
Digital Effects Artist
Martin Höhnle
Digital Effects Artist
Katja Horstmann
Coordinator
Brian Howard
Driver
Jim Howe
Gaffer
Axel Hubner
Driver
Juliane Hubner
Makeup
Daniel Huhn
Driver
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stefan Ihringer
Digital Effects Artist
Uli Isfort
Set Decorator
Amy Jackson
Production Coordinator
Golo Jahn
Electrician
Adam Janisch
Props
Film Details
Also Known As
Autor Widmo, Der Ghostwriter, El escritor fantasma, Escritor Oculto, Ghost, Ghost Writer, The, Ghostwriter, Der, L' homme de l'ombre, Pisatelj v senci, Polanskis Skyggen, Roman Polanskis Skyggen, Szellemíró, Vaiduoklis, escritor, escritor fantasma, homme de l'ombre, L', uomo nell'ombra
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2010
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Audis De Boulogne Joinville; Barclays Bank; British Airways; Cine Stereo; Cinemontage; Cinesyl; Continental Media Assurances; Deutscher Filmförderfonds; Duboi; Eastman Kodak; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; Filminger; German Federal Film Board; Goldcrest; Goldcrest Post Production; Jean-Claude Beineix; Kgs; Kodak; L.A. Studios-Margarita Mix; Lays International; Location Facilities; Ltc; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Malde & Company; Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Gmbh; Panalux; Panavision, Ltd.; Philippe Poumarat; Pixomondo Images; Renown Freight; Runteam, Llc; Scanlab; Soundtrack Group; Star's Dinner Express; Studio Babelsberg; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Summit Entertainment, Llc; Technicolor; Transpalux; Useful Companies
Distribution Company
LES FILMS S+VILLE; 01 Distribuzione; Acme Film; Alfa Films; Aurum Producciones; Benelux Film Distributors; Central Partnership; Deltamac Co; Dutch Filmworks; Empire; Filmcompagniet; Filmladen Gmbh; Forum; Forum; Forum Film (Poland); Fs Film Oy; Gulf Film, Llc; Hoyts Distribution; Hoyts Distribution; Les Films Séville; Les Films Séville; Nordisk Film; Nu-Metro; Odeon S.A.; Paris Filmes; PathT International; Rai Cinema; Ro Image 2000; SF Studios; SND-Groupe M6; Sf Norge; Shaw Organization; Sidus Fnh; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Spi International; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Studiocanal UK; Summit Entertainment, Llc; United Motion Pictures (Ump); Warner Bros. Pictures International; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Germany
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 19, 2010
Released in United States February 2010
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 11-21, 2010.
Based on the novel "The Ghost" written by Robert Harris, published by Simon & Schuster October 23, 2007.
Tilda Swinton and Nicolas Cage previously attached as actors.
Released in United States Winter February 19, 2010
Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 11-21, 2010.)
Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival.
