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The Ghost Writer

Read between the lies.

  • Movie
  • 2010
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m

Directed by Roman Polanski

6.8

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6.8 out of 10 from 2,566 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Ewan McGregor

    Ewan McGregorThe Ghost

  • Pierce Brosnan

    Pierce BrosnanAdam Lang

  • Kim Cattrall

    Kim CattrallAmelia Bly

  • Olivia Williams

    Olivia WilliamsRuth Lang

  • Tom Wilkinson

    Tom WilkinsonPaul Emmett

  • Timothy Hutton

    Timothy HuttonSidney Kroll

  • Jon Bernthal

    Jon BernthalRick Ricardelli

  • Tim Preece

    Tim PreeceRoy

  • Robert Pugh

    Robert PughRichard Rycart

  • David Rintoul

    David RintoulStranger

  • Eli Wallach

    Eli WallachOld man

  • Jim Belushi

    Jim BelushiJohn Maddox

  • Anna Botting

    Anna BottingSKY TV newsreader

  • Yvonne Tomlinson

    Yvonne TomlinsonStewardess

  • Milton Welsh

    Milton WelshTaxi Driver

  • Alister MazzottiProtection Officer Nº1

  • Tim Faraday

    Tim FaradayBarry

  • Kate Copeland

    Kate CopelandAlice

Director
Roman Polanski
Writer
Robert Harris and Roman Polanski
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography
Paweł Edelman