| The Ghost Writer |  | Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Genre: mystery-and-suspense
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: SUMD66114628D
UPC: 025192067501
EAN: 0025192067501
ASIN: B0036TGSR6
Theatrical Release Date: February 19, 2010
Release Date: August 3, 2010
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Condition: Used - Good
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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 & sexual intrigue. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (summit) Release Date: 08/03/2010 Starring: Ewan Mcgegor Kim Cattrall Run time: 128 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Oscar-winning director Roman Polanksi (The Pianist) teams up with author-screenwriter Robert Harris (Enigma) for this twisty political thriller. Ewan McGregor plays an unnamed ghostwriter who signs on to pen the memoirs of former British prime minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). The money is good, but there's a catch: the ghost's predecessor perished under mysterious circumstances (his body washed up on the shore in an apparent suicide). Being the adventurous sort, the ghost puts that information aside and travels to Lang's austere compound on Martha's Vineyard, where he meets Lang's efficient personal secretary, Amelia (Kim Cattrall, good but for an inconsistent accent), and acerbic wife, Ruth (An Education's Olivia Williams). Just as he's wading through Lang's dull text, the PM's ex-cabinet minister accuses him of handing over suspected terrorists to the CIA, fully aware that torture would be on the agenda. The next thing the ghost knows, he's working for a possible war criminal, and the deeper he digs, the more convinced he becomes that Lang is lying about his past. After exchanging a few words with a sharp-eyed old man (Eli Wallach) and a tight-lipped professor (Tom Wilkinson), he realizes his life may also be at risk. Then, while Lang hits the road to proclaim his innocence, the ghost gets to know Ruth better--much better. If the conclusion feels a little glib, Polanksi tightens the screws with skill, McGregor enjoys his best role in years, and Williams proves she's fully prepared to carry a movie of her own. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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