The Ghost Writer

Synopsis
When a successful British Ghostwriter 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 accident. The ghostwriter flies out to work on the project, in the middle of winter, to an oceanfront house on an island off the U.S. Eastern seaboard. But the day he arrives, a former British cabinet minister accuses Lang of authorizing the illegal seizure of suspected terrorists and handing them over for torture by the Central Intelligence Agency a War crime. The controversy brings reporters and protesters swarming to the island mansion where Lang is staying with his wife, Ruth, and his personal assistant (and mistress), Amelia. As the ghostwriter works, he uncovers 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.

Facts
Ewan McGregor has said that the script never named his character, so in his head, his character name was Gordon McFarquor. The credits simply list him as The Ghost.
Lang's beach house set was built entirely in a studio. The Cape Cod views through the windows were the result of green screens.
Largely because Roman Polanski could not set foot in the United States, filming took place in Germany made to look like Massachusetts.

Director: Roman Polanski
Writer(s): Robert Harris
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs

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