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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 politicia...

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Uniform Title:Ghost writer (Motion picture : 2010)
Main Author: Desplat, Alexandre (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Summit Entertainment, R.P. Films, Elfte Babelsburg Film Gmbh, Runteam Ltd, France 2 cinéma (Firm)
Other Authors: Polanski, Roman (Director, Producer, Screenwriter), Benmussa, Robert (Producer), Sarde, Alain, 1952- (Producer), Harris, Robert, 1957- (Screenwriter), McGregor, Ewan, 1971- (Actor), Brosnan, Pierce (Actor), Cattrall, Kim (Actor), Williams, Olivia, 1968- (Actor), Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- (Actor), Hutton, Timothy, 1960- (Actor), Bernthal, Jon (Actor), Rintoul, David, 1948- (Actor), Pugh, Robert, 1950- (Actor), Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014 (Actor), Edelman, Pawel, 1958- (Cinematographer), Luze, Hervé de (Film editor), Collin, Dinah (Costume designer), Konrad, Albrecht (Artistic director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:In English or Spanish; with optional subtitles in Spanish; with optional subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Published: Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:
Ghostwriters > Drama.
Ex-prime ministers > Great Britain > Drama.
Great Britain > Politics and government > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Based on the novel The ghost by Robert Harris.
Special features: an interview with Roman Polanski; the cast of The ghost writer; The ghost writer: fiction or reality.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1; aspect ratio 2.35:1.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference.
Awards:Berlin International Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear, 2010: Best Director (Roman Polanski). European Film Awards, 2010: Best Actor (Ewan McGregor); Best Composer (Alexandre Desplat); Best Director (Roman Polanski); Best Film; Best Production Designer (Albrecht Konrad); Best Screenwriter (Robert Harris, Roman Polanski). Irish Film and Television Awards, 2011: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film (Pierce Bronson). London Critics Circle Film Awards, 2011: British Supporting Actress of the Year (Olivia Williams). Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2010: Best Music Score (Alexandre Desplat); Best Music/Score (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Alexandre Desplat). National Society of Film Critics Awards, 2011: Best Supporting Actress (Olivia Williams). World Soundtrack Awards, 2010: Film Composer of the Year (Alexandre Desplat).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat ; costume designer, Dinah Collin ; production designer, Albrecht Konrad.