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The Ghost

Year:
Duration:
128 min
Genres:
Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
7.2
Director:
Roman Polanski
Awards:
37 wins & 35 nominations
Details
Country: France
Release Date: 2010-03-19
Filming Locations: Rømø, Denmark
Earnings
Budget: $45,000,000
Opening Weekend: $183,009 (USA) (21 February 2010)
Gross: $15,541,549 (USA) (17 June 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall
The Ghost
Ewan McGregor
The Ghost
Jon Bernthal
Rick Ricardelli
Tim Preece
Roy
James Belushi
John Maddox
Timothy Hutton
Sidney Kroll
Anna Botting
SKY TV Newsreader
Yvonne Tomlinson
Stewardess
Milton Welsh
Taxi Driver
Alister Mazzotti
Protection Officer #1
Tim Faraday
Barry
Kate Copeland
Alice
Soogi Kang
Dep
Lee Hong Thay
Duc
Olivia Williams
Ruth Lang
Pierce Brosnan
Adam Lang
John Keogh
Protection Officer #2
Hans-Peter Sussner
Protection Officer #3
Stuart Austen
Protection Officer #4
Marianne Graffam
Lucy
Morgane Polanski
Hotel Receptionist
Andy Güting
Protection Officer #5
Robert Wallhöfer
Protection Officer #6
Glenn Conroy
Barman
Robert Seeliger
CNN Newscaster
David Rintoul
Stranger
Clayton Nemrow
Journalist
Julia Kratz
Woman with Bullhorn
Nyasha Hatendi
Josh
Daphne Alexander
Connie
Angelique Fernandez
War Crime Prosecutor
Anne Wittman
CNN Newscaster
Robert Pugh
Richard Rycart
Michael S. Ruscheinsky
CNN Reporter
Eli Wallach
Old Man
Mo Asumang
US Secretary of State
Sylke Ferber
Island Ferry Attendant
Tom Wilkinson
Paul Emmett
Desirée Erasmus
Nancy Emmett
Errol Shaker
Mainland Ferry Attendant
Errol Trotman-Harewood
C.I.A. Agent on the Ferry
Talin Lopez
C.I.A. Agent on the Ferry
Joel Kirby
Motel Receptionist
Regine Hentschel
Diner Waitress
Jeff Burrell
Frank
Daniel Sutton
Hatherton Stewart
Eben Young
FBI Agent
Jaymes Butler
FBI Agent
Martin Hentschel
Island Airport Guard
Jim Hughson
Himself - Hockey Play-by-Play Announcer (archive sound) (uncredited)
Iris Karina
Woman in Black (uncredited)
Alexander Lammers
Reporter
Karl W. Lohninger
Staring Into Window (uncredited)
Susanne Menner
Lady Journalist (uncredited)
Cecilia Pillado
The Female Flight Passenger (uncredited)
Julian F.M. Stoeckel
Kellner John (uncredited)
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Trivia
When Roman Polanski was arrested September 2009 in Switzerland, post-production was never put on hold. He saw every step of the film and made all artistic decisions. He finished editing the movie while in a Swiss prison. In December 2009 Polanski was released on bail but placed under house arrest, where he remained when this movie was released.
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The Ghost is given a manuscript by Lang's attorney. In the taxi he checks the number of pages: 624. Tony Blair's memoirs 'A Journey', published in September 2010, also has 624 pages.
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Hugh Grant reportedly turned down the lead role.
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Goofs
The Ghost uses a PC when he interviews Lang, but later when he uses the Internet, the search buttons and and the mouse cursor have a "Mac-like" appearance. While the Windows version of Safari has the same buttons and the cursors on a PC can be changed, it is highly unlikely.
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When the Ghostwriter is using Google to search for information about connections between Hatherton, the CIA and Paul Emmett, he first searches for "Hartherton + CIA" and then for "CIA + Paul Emmett" (both times without quotation marks). Since there is a space between the "+" and the following term in both cases, applying the "+" operator does not have any effect on the search results, compared to using no "+" at all. The Ghost would have had to delete the space and enter "Hartherton +CIA" and "CIA +Paul Emmett" (both times without quotation marks) to get results that are more specific.
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After the Ghost Writer reads a 212-555 phone#, he presumably dials that 555-prefix number, but, the tones are not the same as a 555-number would be.
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Quotes
The Ghost: Well don't tell me you're going to read it now.
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Adam Lang: [to Rycart on television] You cheeky fuck!
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Island Ferry Attendant: Single or return?
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Faq
Q
A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Ghost Writer can be found here.
Q
Is "The Ghost Writer" based on a book?
A
Yes. The Ghost Writer is based on The Ghost, a 2007 novel by English writer Robert Harris. Harris also co-wrote the movie screenplay with director Roman Polanski. Harris based the characters of the Prime Minister and his wife very closely on his former friend Tony Blair and Blair's wife Cherie.
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