The Ghost Writer

Feb 12, 2010

2h 8m

★ 6.8

Read between the lies.

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

R.P. Productions

France 2 Cinéma

Runteam

CVT Productions

Studio Babelsberg

Media Plus

Elfte Babelsberg Film

The Ghost Writer Trailers

Cast

The Ghost

Ewan McGregor

Adam Lang

Pierce Brosnan

Amelia Bly

Kim Cattrall

Ruth Lang

Olivia Williams

Paul Emmett

Tom Wilkinson

Sidney Kroll

Timothy Hutton

Rick Ricardelli

Jon Bernthal

Roy

Tim Preece

Richard Rycart

Robert Pugh

Stranger

David Rintoul

Old man

Eli Wallach

John Maddox

Jim Belushi

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