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The Ghost Writer

2010 film by Roman Polanski

Film · TMDB

6.8

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.

Released: 2010-02-12128 minDir: Roman PolanskiThriller, Mystery

Cast

Ewan McGregor as The Ghost
Pierce Brosnan as Adam Lang
Kim Cattrall as Amelia Bly
Olivia Williams as Ruth Lang
Tom Wilkinson as Paul Emmett
Timothy Hutton as Sidney Kroll

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Ratings · OMDb

IMDb

7.2/10

174,335 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

77/100

Rated: PG-13
Awards: 34 wins & 57 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Roman Polanski
Screenplay by: Robert Harris , Roman Polanski
Based on: The Ghost , by Robert Harris
Produced by: Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde
Starring: Ewan McGregor , Pierce Brosnan , Kim Cattrall , Olivia Williams , Tom Wilkinson , Timothy Hutton , Jon Bernthal , David Rintoul , Robert Pugh , Eli Wallach , Jim Belushi
Cinematography: Paweł Edelman
Edited by: Hervé de Luze
Music by: Alexandre Desplat
Distributed by: Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom) , Pathé Distribution (France and Switzerland) , Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
Release dates: 12 February 2010 ( 2010-02-12 ) ( Berlin Film Festival ) 18 February 2010 ( 2010-02-18 ) (Germany) 3 March 2010 ( 2010-03-03 ) (France) 16 April 2010 ( 2010-04-16 ) (United Kingdom)
Running time: 128 minutes

Key dates

Published: 15 July 2010

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: European Film Award for Best Film
Participant in: 23rd European Film Awards
Country of origin: Germany
Original language: English language
Based on: The Ghost
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenwriter: Roman Polanski
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Producer

Article

The Ghost Writer (released as The Ghost in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is a 2010 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. The film is an adaptation of the 2007 novel, The Ghost, by Robert Harris with the screenplay written by Polanski and Harris. It stars Ewan McGregor in the title role with Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, and Olivia Williams.

The film was a critical and commercial success and won numerous cinematic awards including Best Director for Polanski at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and also at the 23rd European Film Awards in 2010.