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The Ghost Writer

19830.0 / 1078 min
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Documentary

Overview

I arrived at his hideaway to meet the great man.

Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.

Cast

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Nathan Zuckerman

Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Hope Lonoff

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

E.I. Lonoff

Paulette Smit

Paulette Smit

Amy Bellette

MacIntyre Dixon

MacIntyre Dixon

Dr. Zuckerman

Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Judge Wapter

Rose Arrick

Rose Arrick

Mrs. Zuckerman

Harriet Wilson

Harriet Wilson

Taxi Driver

Cecile Mann

Cecile Mann

Nurse

Patricia Pellows

Patricia Pellows

Mrs. Wapter

Ralph G. Morse

Ralph G. Morse

Writer

Crew

Tristram Powell

Tristram Powell

Writer

George Fenton

George Fenton

Music

Rita Ryack

Rita Ryack

Costume Design

Philip Roth

Philip Roth

Writer

Penelope Piggott

Penelope Piggott

Associate Producer

Lois Drinkwater

Lois Drinkwater

Editor

Michael Gill

Michael Gill

Executive Producer

Tristram Powell

Tristram Powell

Director

Suzanne Cavedon

Suzanne Cavedon

Art Direction

Peter B. Cook

Peter B. Cook

Producer

Angus Newton

Angus Newton

Editor

Kenneth MacMillan

Kenneth MacMillan

Cinematography