The Ghost Writer
“Read between the lies.”
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
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Cast
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Ewan McGregor
The Ghost
Known for
Trainspotting
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Alexandre Desplat
Composer
Also in
The Monuments Men
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Pierce Brosnan
Adam Lang
Known for
GoldenEye
The Foreigner
Kim Cattrall
Amelia Bly
Known for
Sex and the City
Big Trouble in Little China
Olivia Williams
Ruth Lang
Known for
The Sixth Sense
The Nevers
Tom Wilkinson
Paul Emmett
Known for
Batman Begins
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Timothy Hutton
Sidney Kroll
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Secret Window
Jon Bernthal
Rick Ricardelli
Known for
Marvel's The Punisher
The Pacific
Tim Preece
Roy
Known for
Prime Suspect
Robert Pugh
Richard Rycart
Known for
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Colette
David Rintoul
Stranger
Known for
Peppa Pig
The Crown
Eli Wallach
Old man
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
Roman Polanski Director · Robert Harris Screenplay Alexandre Desplat Composer
Worldwide gross $60M · Budget $45M · United States release February 12, 2010
Box office
Budget
$45,000,000
Worldwide gross
$60,300,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
R.P. Productions
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Runteam
Production
Studio Babelsberg
Production
Elfte Babelsberg Film
Production
France · Germany · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 12, 2010
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · February 12, 2010
Theatrical
Germany · February 18, 2010
Theatrical
Argentina
May 11, 2010 · Premiere · Buenos Aires
May 13, 2010 · Theatrical
Australia
April 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Austria
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 3, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
October 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Chile
August 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 22, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
April 9, 2010 · Theatrical
France
March 3, 2010 · Theatrical
April 15, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Greece
March 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 27, 2010 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
India
July 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Israel
March 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
April 9, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
October 27, 2010 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
August 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
August 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Latvia
March 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 20, 2010 · Theatrical
October 5, 2010 · Physical · DVD
December 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
June 4, 2012 · TV · SBS 6
New Zealand
November 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
March 26, 2010 · Theatrical
January 19, 2013 · TV · NRK1
Peru
January 20, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 24, 2010 · Theatrical
August 4, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
May 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
August 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 25, 2010 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
May 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 19, 2010 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 21, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 2, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
March 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 18, 2010 · Theatrical · German
March 3, 2010 · Theatrical · French
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
July 30, 2010 · Theatrical
Thailand
May 1, 2010 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 1, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
April 16, 2010 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 6, 2010 · Theatrical
Venezuela
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
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