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The Ghost Writer (2010)

PG_13 128 min  -  Mystery | Thriller  -   19 March 2010 (USA)
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A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy.

Director:

Roman Polanski

Writers:

Robert Harris (screenplay), Roman Polanski (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Storyline

An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang has retired with his wife to the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detail and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. Written by Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>  

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Plot Keywords:

Memoir | British Prime Minister | Scandal | Ghost Writer | Island  | See more »

Taglines:

Read between the lies.

Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference (cut version) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

France | Germany | UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Ghost See more »

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$183,009 (USA) (21 February 2010) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$73,741,549 (Worldwide) (6 May 2011)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Some part of the movie was filmed on the German island of Sylt as a stand in for Martha's Vineyard. To look more American it was dressed up with an attention to details: American style cars, US signage, added telephone poles (phone and energy lines run mostly underground in Germany), wooden houses, American extras, etc. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the Ghost gets dressed after the night with Ruth he puts on a solid ivory-colored shirt. He then leaves the house in the host's BMW. When he is seen checking the manuscript just outside Emmet's house, he is wearing a patterned (checked) shirt. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Ghost: You realize I know nothing about politics.
Rick Ricardelli: You voted for him, didn't you?
The Ghost: Adam Lang? Of course I did, everyone voted for him. He wasn't a politician, he was a craze.
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits. The title and cast list do not appear until after the last scene of the movie. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Video Guide 2010 (#1.19)" (2010) See more »