Movies / The Ghost Writer (2010)

6/10

Runtime: 128 min

Genres: Mystery Thriller

Languages: English

Countries: France Germany UK


When a successful British ghost writer, 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?Resonating with topical themes, this atmospheric and suspenseful political thriller is a story of deceit and betrayal on every level - sexual, political, and literary. In a world in which nothing, and no one, is as it seems, The Ghost quickly discovers that the past can be deadly - and that history is decided by whoever stays alive to write it.


Directors (1) Credit
Roman Polanski ...
Writers (2) Credit
Robert Harris (novel "The Ghost")
Roman Polanski (screenplay)
Composers (1) Credit
Alexandre Desplat ...
Editors (1) Credit
Hervé de Luze ...
Cinematographers (1) Credit
Pawel Edelman (director of photography)
Actors (54) Credit
Alexander Lammers Reporter (uncredited)
Alister Mazzotti Protection Officer #1
Andy Güting Protection Officer #5 (as Andy Gütig)
Angelique Fernandez War Crime Prosecutor
Anna Botting SKY TV Newsreader
Anne Wittman CNN Newscaster
Cecilia Pillado The Female Flight Passenger (uncredited)
Clayton Nemrow Journalist
Daniel Sutton Hatherton Stewart
Daphne Alexander Connie
David Rintoul Stranger
Desirée Erasmus Nancy Emmett
Eben Young FBI Agent
Eli Wallach Old Man
Errol Shaker Mainland Ferry Attendant
Errol Trotman-Harewood C.I.A. Agent on the Ferry (as Errol Harewood)
Ewan McGregor The Ghost
Glenn Conroy Barman
Hans-Peter Sussner Protection Officer #3
Iris Karina Woman in Black (uncredited)
James Belushi John Maddox
Jaymes Butler FBI Agent
Jeff Burrell Frank
Joel Kirby Motel Receptionist
John Keogh Protection Officer #2
Jon Bernthal Rick Ricardelli
Julia Kratz Woman with Bullhorn
Karl W. Lohninger Staring Into Window (uncredited)
Kate Copeland Alice
Kim Cattrall Amelia Bly
Lee Hong Thay Duc
Marianne Graffam Lucy
Martin Hentschel Island Airport Guard (uncredited)
Michael S. Ruscheinsky CNN Reporter
Milton Welsh Taxi Driver
Mo Asumang US Secretary of State
Morgane Polanski Hotel Receptionist
Nyasha Hatendi Josh
Olivia Williams Ruth Lang
Pierce Brosnan Adam Lang
Regine Hentschel Diner Waitress
Robert Pugh Richard Rycart
Robert Seeliger CNN Newscaster
Robert Wallhöfer Protection Officer #6
Soogi Kang Dep
Stuart Austen Protection Officer #4
Susanne Menner Lady Journalist (uncredited)
Sylke Ferber Island Ferry Attendant
Talin Lopez C.I.A. Agent on the Ferry
Tim Faraday Barry
Timothy Hutton Sidney Kroll
Tim Preece Roy
Tom Wilkinson Paul Emmett
Yvonne Tomlinson Stewardess