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The ghost writer [videorecording] / Summit Entertainment and Alain Sarde and Robert Benmussa present an R.P. Films, France 2 Cinema, Elfte Babelsburg Film Gmbh, Runteam III Ltd production ; produced by Roman Polanski, Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde ; screenplay by Robert Harris and Roman Polanski ; directed by Roman Polanski.

Ghostwriter (other title)
Polanski, Roman, (film director,, film producer,, screenwriter.). Benmussa, Robert, (film producer.). Sarde, Alain, 1952- (film 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.). Harris, Robert, 1957- Ghost. (Added Author). Summit Entertainment. (Added Author). R.P. Productions, (production company.). France 2 cinéma (Firm), (production company.). Elfte Babelsburg Film Gmbh, (production company.). Runteam Ltd., (production company.). Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Summit Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel The ghost by Robert Harris.
Videodisc release of the 2010 motion picture.
Special features: an interview with Roman Polanski; the cast of The ghost writer; The ghost writer: fiction or reality.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Participant or Performer Note:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for language, brief nudity/sexuality, some violence and a drug reference.
System Details Note:
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:
English and Spanish audio tracks; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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Subject:
Ghostwriters > Drama.
Ex-prime ministers > Great Britain > Drama.
Great Britain > Politics and government > Drama.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)

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  • 19 of 19 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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Sneads Ferry Branch Library DVD GEN GHO (Text) 36015001165543 Adult Video Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library DVD GHOST (Text) 39493106565734 Adult Video Available -
Ashe County Public Library DVD GHO (Text) 50503011136225 Adult Video Available -
Charles H. Stone Memorial Library DVD (Text) 30665100295975 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Hampton B. Allen Library DVD 695 (Text) 18198000594046 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 791.43 G / Feature (Text) 33258006418292 Adult Video Available -
High Point Library DVD FEATURE GHO (Text) 30519010129008 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Lenoir Library DVD F Ghost (Text) 50669012861465 Adult Video Available -
Macon County Public Library DVD GHOST (Text) 39493108706575 Adult Video Fiction Available -
Moore County Library DVD #1844 (Text) 48198000517959 Adult Video Fiction Available -
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