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.

Name: 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.
Description: 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.

Polanski, Roman,; Benmussa, Robert,; Sarde, Alain,; Harris, Robert,; McGregor, Ewan,; Brosnan, Pierce,; Cattrall, Kim,; Williams, Olivia,; Wilkinson, Tom,; Hutton, Timothy,; Bernthal, Jon,; Rintoul, David,; Pugh, Robert,; Wallach, Eli,; Desplat, Alexandre,; Edelman, Pawel,; Luze, Hervé de,; Summit Entertainment.; R.P. Productions.; France 2 cinéma (Firm); Elfte Babelsburg Film Gmbh.; Runteam Ltd.

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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.

2010

PN1997.2 .G567 2010

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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.

Uniform Title

Ghost writer (Motion picture : 2010)

Publication Details

Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, c2010.

Language

English

Language Note

English and Spanish audio tracks with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Description

1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Item Number

025192067501
00025192067501 gtin-14

Call Number

PN1997.2 .G567 2010

Dewey Decimal Classification

791.43/72

Distributor No.

66114628 Summit Entertainment

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.

Note

Based on the novel The ghost by Robert Harris.
Orginally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: an interview with Roman Polanski; the cast of The ghost writer; The ghost writer: fiction or reality.

Credits

Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat.

Performer

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference.

System Details Note

DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.

Awards

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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