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Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 16 April 2010 (Release)Countries: France, Germany, United KingdomA film by: Roman Polanski
Synopsis: Thriller. A ghost writer is hired to complete the memoirs of former British prime minister Adam Lang. He soon learns that his predecessor died in mysterious circumstances. He flies out to the US beachside house where Lang is staying, and sets to work. Lang's alleged role in illegal treatment of terror suspects leads to a criminal investigation being launched. As the ghost writer learns more about Lang's past, the more he suspects his own life is in peril.
Genre: Thriller
Subject: Ghost-writers
Releases
Date: 18 February 2010Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 128 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 16 April 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 127 mins 54 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Dates: 2009 (Copyright), 16 April 2010 (Release)Countries: France, Germany, United KingdomA film by: Roman Polanski
Synopsis: Thriller. A ghost writer is hired to complete the memoirs of former British prime minister Adam Lang. He soon learns that his predecessor died in mysterious circumstances. He flies out to the US beachside house where Lang is staying, and sets to work. Lang's alleged role in illegal treatment of terror suspects leads to a criminal investigation being launched. As the ghost writer learns more about Lang's past, the more he suspects his own life is in peril.
Genre: Thriller
Subject: Ghost-writers
Releases
Date: 18 February 2010Country: GermanyRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound)Runtime: 128 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 16 April 2010Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 127 mins 54 secs - Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Optimum Releasing
Credits
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©: R.P. Films, ©: CinéCinéma, ©: France 2 Cinéma, ©: Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Runteam III Ltd, Production Company: R.P. Films, Production Company: France 2 Cinéma, Production Company: Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Production Company: Runteam III Ltd, With the participation of: Pathe Distribution, With the participation of: Canal+, StudioCanal, With the support of: DFFF - Deutscher Filmförderfonds, With the support of: FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, With the support of: MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, With the support of: Filmförderung Hamburg-Schleswig Holstein GmbH, With the support of: Wirtschaftliche Filmförderung Mecklenburg-Vorpomme, Media Plus, International Sales: Summit International Pictures, Executive Producer: Henning Molfenter, Produced by: Roman Polanski, Produced by: Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, Co-producer: Timothy Burrill, Co-producer: Carl L. Woebcken, Co-producer: Christoph Fisser, Line Producer: Oliver Lüer, Line Producer (US Plate Unit): Christian von Tippelskirch, Unit Manager (UK 2nd Unit): Graham Pegg, Unit Manager (France 2nd Unit): Frédéric Sevestre, Set Manager: Hans-Peter Abts, Production Manager: Gabi Lins, Production Supervisor: Daniel Champagnon, Production Supervisor (UK 2nd Unit): Jane Robertson, Production Co-ordinator: Tine Hoefke, UK Production Co-ordinator: Amy Jackson, Head Accountant: Paul Meyer-Gerlt, Production Accountant (UK): Jon Duncan, Production Accountant (France): Sylvie Balloy, Location Manager: Frank Zahl, Sylt Location Manager: Dirk Eickhoff, UK Location Manager: Joel Holmes, US Location Manager: David Diamond, Locations Manager (UK 2nd Unit): Richard George, Post-production Manager: Guy Courtecuisse, UK Post-production Co-ordinator: Tara Bhoola, Production Secretary: Sylke Ferber, 1st Assistant Director: Ralph Remstedt, 2nd Assistant Director: Caroline Veyssière, 2nd Assistant Director (UK 2nd Unit): Ben Dixon, 2nd Assistant Director (France 2nd Unit): Sophie Le Guenedal, 3rd Assistant Director: Andreas Hoffmann, 3rd Assistant Director (UK 2nd Unit): Joe Barlow, Additional Assistant Director: Karin Schelhas, Additional Assistant Director: Ola Czarniecka, Felix Ludewig, Script Supervisor: Sylvette Baudrot, Script Supervisor: Anna Zenowicz, Casting: Fiona Weir, Casting Assistant: Ruth Key, Screenplay: Robert Harris, Screenplay: Roman Polanski, Based on the book by: Robert Harris, Director of Photography: Pawel Edelman, Camera Operator: Jeremi Prokopowicz, Steadicam: Markus Pohlus, Focus Puller: Zbigniew Gustowski, 1st Assistant Camera (France 2nd Unit): Fabienne Octobre, Clapper Loader: David Schaufert, Clapper Loader: Jan Grunwald, Tobias Sebastian Kownatzki, Clapper Loader (UK 2nd Unit): Tom Wilkinson, 2nd Assistant Camera (France 2nd Unit): Nathalie Lao, Camera Assistant: Teja Schwede, Camera Assistant (Germany 2nd Unit): Karim Rahmani, Rafael Jenera, Gaffer: Albrecht Silberberger, Gaffer (UK 2nd Unit): Martin Smith, Gaffer (France 2nd Unit): Jim Howe, Key Grip: Michael Müller, Key Grip (UK 2nd Unit): Toby Plaskitt, Key Grip (France 2nd Unit): Gérard Buffard, Stills Photographer: Guy Ferrandis, Visual Effects Designer: Frédéric Moreau, Digital Visual Effects: Def2shoot, Def2shoot (Visual Effects Co-ordinator): Sarah Flament, Def2shoot (Visual Effects Supervisor): Mikaël Tanguy, German Visual Effects Supervisor: Denis Behnke, Digital Visual Effects: Pixomondo Images, Pix (Visual Effects Producer): Sebastian Leutner, Pix (Visual Effects Executive Producer): Thilo Kuther, Pix (Visual Effects Supervisor): Juri Stanossek, Sven Martin, Digital Visual Effects: Scanline, Scanline (Executive Producer): Ismat Zaidi, Scanline (Visual Effects Producer): Michael Mielke, Scanline (Digital Producer): Lisa Spence, US Plate Unit Services by: CVT Productions Inc., Special Effects Supervisor: Roland Tropp, Graphic Design: Henning Brehm, Graphic Artist: Robin Haefs, Editor: Hervé de Luze, Production Designer: Albrecht Konrad, Supervising Art Director: David Scheunemann, Art Director: Cornelia Ott, Art Director: Steve Summersgill, Assistant Art Director: Stefan Speth, Art Department Co-ordinator: Roxy Konrad, Set Designer: Michael Fissneider, Set Decorator: Bernhard Henrich, Assistant Set Decorator: Judith Rosskoth, Set Decorator: Katharina Birkenfeld, Set Decorator: Uli Isfort, Concept Artist: Axel Eichhorst, Prop Master: Marcus Haendgen, Props (France 2nd Unit): Sophie Le Guenedal, Construction Manager: Marco Pressler, Costume Designer: Dinah Collin, Assistant Costume Designer: Jeremy Turner, Costume Supervisor: Marion Weise, Wardrobe Mistress: Sue Casey, Hair & Make-up Designer: Didier Lavergne, Jean-Max Guérin, Make-up Artist: Elisa Costa Ellis, Kim Cattrall Make-up: Kyra Panchenko, Titles/Video Design (Def2shoot): Fred Roz, Music/Music Composed by: Alexandre Desplat, Orchestra Leader: Philippe Aiche, Music Conducted by: Alexandre Desplat, Orchestration: Alexandre Desplat, Orchestration: Jean-Pascal Beintus, Orchestration: Sylvain Morizet, Nicolas Charron, Programming: Alexandre Desplat, Xavier Forcioli, Music Contractor: Christophe Briquet, Score Producer: Solre Lemonnier, Music Editor: Suzana Peric, Music Recorded/Mixed by: Andrew Dudman, Production Sound Mixer: Jean-Marie Blondel, Boom Operator: Stéphane Lioret, Boom Operator: Benjamin Dunker, Re-recording Mixer: Dean Humphreys, Sound Editor: Thomas Desjonquières, Dialogue Editor: Katia Boutin, Stunt Co-ordinator: Volkhart Buff, Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator: Daniel Stockhorst, Stand-in for Ewan McGregor: Dorian Kremer, Stand-in for Kim Cattrall: Lea Fierke, Stand-in for Olivia Williams: Antje Lorenz, Stand-in for Pierce Brosnan: Klaus Böchel, Special Thanks to: Jeff Berg, Special Thanks to: Jérôme Seydoux, Special Thanks to: Olivier Courson, Special Thanks to: Didier Duverger, Isabelle Terrel, Certain Artwork Provided Courtesy of: Julian Schnabel, Stella Maris Inc., Dialogue Coach: Jennifer Patrick, Unit Publicist: Emma Davie, 'Making of' Producer/Director: Laurent Bouzereau, Publicist Studio Babelsberg: Eike Wolf, Filmed at: Babelsberg Studios
Cast
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Ewan McGregor (the ghost), Pierce Brosnan (Adam Lang), Kim Cattrall (Amelia Bly), Olivia Williams (Ruth Lang), Tom Wilkinson (Professor Paul Emmett), Timothy Hutton (Sidney Kroll), Jon Bernthal (Rick Ricardelli), Tim Preece (Roy), Robert Pugh (Richard Rycart), David Rintoul (stranger in hotel bar), Eli Wallach (old man on porch), James Belushi (John Maddox), Anna Botting (Sky TV newsreader), Yvonne Tomlinson (stewardess), Milton Welsh (taxi driver), Alister Mazzotti (protection officer No.1), Tim Faraday (Barry), Kate Copeland (Alice), Soogi Kang (Dep), Hong Thay Lee (Duc), John Keogh (protection officer No.2), Hans-Peter Sussner (protection officer No.3), Stuart Austen (protection officer No.4), Marianne Graffam (Lucy), Morgane Polanski (hotel receptionist), Andy Gütig (protection officer No.5), Robert Wallhöfer (protection officer No.6), Glenn Conroy (barman), Robert Seeliger (CNN newscaster), Clayton Nemrow (journalist), Julia Kratz (woman with bullhorn), Nyasha Hatendi (Josh), Daphne Alexander (Connie), Angelique Fernandez (war crime prosecutor), Anne Wittman (CNN newscaster), Michael S. Ruscheinsky (CNN reporter), Mo Asumang (US Secretary of State), Sylke Ferber (island ferry attendant), Desirée Erasmus (Nancy Emmett), Errol Shaker (mainland ferry attendant), Errol Harewood, Talin Lopez (CIA agent on ferry), Joel Kirby (motel receptionist), Regine Hentschel (diner waitress), Jeff Burrell (Frank), Daniel Sutton (Hatherton Stewart), Eben Young, Jaymes Butler (FBI agent), Babette Schimanek (stunt waitress on ferry), Gerd Grzesczak (Mike McAra, body on beach)