---
title: 'The Ghost Writer (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Roman Polanski'
released: '2010-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ghost-writer-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139328/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Ghost Writer (2010)

2010 · 128 min · Drama, Crime · Germany, United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

The Ghost Writer is a 2010 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. The film is an adaptation of the 2007 novel, The Ghost, by Robert Harris with the screenplay written by Polanski and Harris. It stars Ewan McGregor in the title role with Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, and Olivia Williams.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski)
- **Screenplay:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Robert Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-harris-2)
- **Producer:** [Roman Polanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/roman-polanski), [Alain Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-sarde), [Robert Benmussa](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benmussa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alexandre Desplat](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-desplat)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paweł Edelman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-edelman)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Robert Pugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-pugh)
- [Pierce Brosnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-brosnan)
- [David Rintoul](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rintoul)
- [Tom Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wilkinson)
- [Jim Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-belushi)
- [Olivia Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-williams)
- [Clayton Nemrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/clayton-nemrow)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)
- [Jon Bernthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-bernthal)
- [Eli Wallach](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-wallach)
- [Tim Preece](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-preece)
- [Timothy Hutton](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-hutton)
- [Kim Cattrall](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-cattrall)

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