Directed by:
Roman PolańskiCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, Tim Preece, Robert Pugh, David Rintoul, Eli Wallach (more)VOD (1)
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When a successful British ghostwriter 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 accident. The ghostwriter 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 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. Lang faces prosecution by the International Criminal Court, unless he stays in the U.S. or goes to another country that does not recognize that court. 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 ghostwriter works, he uncovers 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. Adam Lang is assassinated, but the ghostwriter eventually completes the book anyway. During the presentation of the book, the ghostwriter stumbles upon the clues to the mystery. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ewan McGregor
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Trainspotting (1996)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Pierce Brosnan
Ireland
Best movies:
GoldenEye (1995)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Kim Cattrall
UK
Best movies:
Hold-Up (1985)
Police Academy (1984)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Olivia Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Father (2020)
Now Is Good (2012)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Timothy Hutton
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary People (1980)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Kinsey (2004)
Jon Bernthal
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Wind River (2017)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Tim Preece
UK
Best movies:
Fingersmith (2005) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Robert Pugh
UK
Best movies:
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David Rintoul
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Eli Wallach
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Milton Welsh
West Germany
Best movies:
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
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Alister Mazzotti
Best movies:
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Kate Copeland
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Soogi Kang
South Korea
Best movies:
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Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
John Keogh
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Morgane Polanski
France
Best movies:
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Oliver Twist (2005)
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Glenn Conroy
Best movies:
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
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Robert Seeliger
Canada
Best movies:
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Gracie's Choice (2004) (TV movie)