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The ghost writer / [videorecording] / Summit Entertainment and Alain Sarde and Robert Benmussa present an R.P. Films, France 2 Cinema, Elfte Babelsburg Film Gmbh, Runteam III Ltd production ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Robert Harris and Roman Polanski ; directed by Roman Polanski. /

Summit Entertainment. (Author). Benmussa, Robert. (producer). Bernthal, Jon. (actor). Brosnan, Pierce (actor). Cattrall, Kim. (actor). Desplat, Alexandre. (composer). Harris, Robert, 1957- (screenwriter). Harris, Robert, 1957- Ghost. (Added Author). Hutton, Timothy, 1960- (actor). McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (actor). Polanski, Roman, (director, producer, screenwriter). Pugh, Robert, 1950- (actor). Rintoul, David. (actor). Sarde, Alain, 1952- (producer). Wallach, Eli, 1915- (actor). Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- (actor). Williams, Olivia, 1968- (actor). R.P. Productions. (Added Author). Runteam Ltd. (Added Author). Summit Entertainment. (Added Author). Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach. (Cast).

Summary:

When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.

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  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment ; [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel The ghost by Robert Harris.
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 2.0
Awards Note:
European Film Awards, 2010: European film; European director, Roman Polanski; European actor, Ewan McGregor; European screenwriter, Robert Harris & Roman Polanski; European composer, Alexandre Desplat; European production designer, Albrecht Konrad.

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Harris, Robert, 1957- > Film adaptations.
Ex-prime ministers > Great Britain > Drama.
Ghostwriters > Drama.
Great Britain > Politics and government > Drama.
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Feature films
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

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