Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/19/10 Limited 03/05/10 St. Louis Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference Running Time 128 Minutes Genre Suspense Director Roman Polanski Writer Roman Polanski, Robert Harris Cast Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Eli Wallach Studio Summit |
THE GHOST WRITER (2010)
SYNOPSIS
When a successful British ghostwriter, 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?
When a successful British ghostwriter, 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?
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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. --© Summit
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. --© Summit