Directed by:
Roman PolańskiCinematography:
Pawel EdelmanComposer:
Alexandre DesplatCast:
Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, Jon Bernthal, Tim Preece, Robert Pugh, David Rintoul, Eli Wallach (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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 CIA - a war crime. Lang faces prosecution by the International Criminal Court, unless he stays in the U.S. or goes to another country that does not recognize that court. 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. Adam Lang is assassinated, but the ghostwriter eventually completes the book anyway. During the presentation of the book, the ghostwriter stumbles upon the clues to the mystery. (official distributor synopsis)
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The Ghost Writer
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Format: CD, digital
Length: 42:12
1. | The Ghost Writer | Alexandre Desplat | 01:41 |
2. | Rhinehart Publishing | Alexandre Desplat | 00:58 |
3. | Travel To The Island | Alexandre Desplat | 02:28 |
4. | Lang's Memoirs | Alexandre Desplat | 01:43 |
5. | Chase On The Ferry | Alexandre Desplat | 02:31 |
6. | Suspicion | Alexandre Desplat | 02:49 |
7. | Investigation | Alexandre Desplat | 02:07 |
8. | Hidden Documents | Alexandre Desplat | 02:09 |
9. | The Old Man | Alexandre Desplat | 01:17 |
10. | In The Woods | Alexandre Desplat | 03:40 |
11. | Prints | Alexandre Desplat | 01:45 |
12. | The Predecessor | Alexandre Desplat | 02:28 |
13. | Pr Paul Emmett | Alexandre Desplat | 05:39 |
14. | Bicycle Ride | Alexandre Desplat | 01:52 |
15. | Lang And The CIA | Alexandre Desplat | 02:21 |
16. | The Truth About Ruth | Alexandre Desplat | 04:55 |
17. | The Ghost Writer (Reprise) | Alexandre Desplat | 01:49 |