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The Ghost Writer

2010 film by Roman Polanski
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Summary

The Ghost Writer is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,986 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Award for Best Director[3], European Film Award for Best Production Designer[4], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[5], European Film Award for Best Composer[6], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress[7], César Award for Best Music Written for a Film[8], Silver Bear for Best Director[9], César Award for Best Adaptation[10], César Award for Best Director[11], European Film Award for Best Actor[12], Polish Academy Award for Best European Film[13], European Film Award for Best Film[14]
  • Director: Roman Polanski[15]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Harris[16], Roman Polanski[17]
  • Composer: Alexandre Desplat[18]
  • Genre: drama film[19], crime film[20], political thriller film[21]
  • Based on: The Ghost[22]
  • Cast member: Ewan McGregor[23], Pierce Brosnan[24], Kim Cattrall[25], Olivia Williams[26], Tom Wilkinson[27], Timothy Hutton[28], Jon Bernthal[29], Tim Preece[30], Robert Pugh[31], David Rintoul[32], Eli Wallach[33], Jim Belushi[34], Clayton Nemrow[35]
  • Producer: Roman Polanski[36], Robert Benmussa[37], Alain Sarde[38]
  • Production company: Summit Entertainment[39]
  • Director of photography: Paweł Edelman[40]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[41]
  • Commons category: The Ghostwriter[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 7.4/10[44], 77/100[45], 84%[46]
  • Color: color[47], black-and-white[48]
  • Country of origin: France[49], United Kingdom[50], Germany[51]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2010[52], February 18, 2010[53], July 15, 2010[54], February 19, 2010[55], March 3, 2010[56], April 16, 2010[57]
  • Distributed by: Pathé Distribution[58], Fórum Hungary[59]
  • Contributor to the creative work or subject: René Zeunert[60]
  • Narrative location: London[61], Martha's Vineyard[62]
  • Filming location: Berlin[63], Germany[64], Sylt[65], Lloyd's building[66]
  • Film editor: Hervé de Luze[67]
  • Participant in: 23rd European Film Awards[68]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[69]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[70]

  • First release date: 2010[71]

  • Genre(s): classical[72]

  • Community tags: classical[73]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 182557a9-0bfa-4b43-ba40-954ea08c002a[74]

Why It Matters

The Ghost Writer has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

FAQs

What awards did The Ghost Writer receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Director[3], European Film Award for Best Production Designer[4], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[5], and European Film Award for Best Composer[6].

Related Entities

Alexandre Desplat Eli Wallach Ewan McGregor film France Germany Jim Belushi Kim Cattrall London Martha's Vineyard Olivia Williams Pierce Brosnan Robert Harris Roman Polanski Summit Entertainment Sylt Timothy Hutton Tom Wilkinson United Kingdom

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [69] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [72] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [73] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [74] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [75] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [76] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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