The Melbourne Athenaeum Library

The ghost writer.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: D71710 | Sony Pictures Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Original language: English Publication details: Australia : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [distributor], 2011.Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .G4678 2010
Production credits:
  • Directed by Roman Polanski ; director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat.
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
DVD Melbourne Athenaeum Library DVD GHO Available 065927
Total reserves: 0

Based on the novel 'The Ghost' by Robert Harris.

Special features: The cast of Ghost Writer ; The Ghost Writer: fiction or reality?

Censorship classification: MA15+ - Not suitable for people under 15. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.

Directed by Roman Polanski ; director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Hervé de Luze ; music, Alexandre Desplat.

Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, David Rintoul, Robert Pugh, Eli Wallach.

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.

Censorship rating: MA 15+.

Originally released R.P. Films, France 2 Cinema, Elfte Babelsberg Film GmbH, Runteam III Ltd., 2010.

DVD, widescreen; Region 4 ; PAL.

In English ; Subtitles in English.

Melbourne Athenaeum Library
Level 1, 188 Collins St, Melbourne 3000
library@melbourneathenaeum.org.au
Tel:(03) 9650 3100
Powered by Koha   Hosted by