72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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The Ghost Writer

Roman Polanski
France-Germany-UK
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When a writer agrees to complete the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, his agent assures him it's the opportunity of a lifetime. But the project seems doomed from the start, not least because his predecessor on the project, Lang's long-term aide, died in an unfortunate accident. As The Ghost works, he begins to uncover clues suggesting his predecessor may have stumbled on a dark secret linking Lang to the CIA, and that somehow this information is hidden in the manuscript he left behind. Was Lang in the service of the American intelligence agency while he was prime minister? And was The Ghost's predecessor murdered because of the appalling truth he uncovered?
Director
Roman Polanski
Screenplay
Roman Polanski, Robert Harris
Photography
Pawel Edelman
Edition
Hervé de Luze
Music
Alexandre Desplat
Cast
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson, James Belushi, Eli Wallach
Running Time
130 m.
Country
France-Germany-UK
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