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The Ghost Writer (1983)

I arrived at his hideaway to meet the great man.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Tristram Powell

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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 Morse
Ralph Morse
Writer

Crews

Tristram Powell
Tristram Powell
Director
Tristram Powell
Tristram Powell
Writer
Philip Roth
Philip Roth
Writer
Peter B. Cook
Peter B. Cook
Producer
Michael Gill
Michael Gill
Executive Producer
Penelope Piggott
Penelope Piggott
Associate Producer
George Fenton
George Fenton
Music
Kenneth MacMillan
Kenneth MacMillan
Cinematography
Lois Drinkwater
Lois Drinkwater
Editor
Angus Newton
Angus Newton
Editor
Suzanne Cavedon
Suzanne Cavedon
Art Direction
Rita Ryack
Rita Ryack
Costume Design

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