The Ghost Writer

“Read between the lies.”

6.8/ 10 2,508 votes 2010-02-12 2h 8m 6 popularity

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.

Director: Roman Polanski

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Budget

$45M

Revenue

$60M

Cast

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Ewan McGregor

The Ghost

Pierce Brosnan

Adam Lang

Kim Cattrall

Amelia Bly

Olivia Williams

Ruth Lang

Tom Wilkinson

Paul Emmett

Timothy Hutton

Sidney Kroll

Jon Bernthal

Rick Ricardelli

Tim Preece

Roy

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