Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor in Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer
Roman Polanski's political thriller The Ghost Writer will be Summit Entertainment's first single-disc, Blu-ray/DVD Combo release. Starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton and Eli Wallach, the critically acclaimed The Ghost Writer, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival, will be available on August 3, 2010. The film will also be available as a standard single-disc DVD.
Written by Polanski and Robert Harris from Harris' novel The Ghost, The Ghost Writer tells the story of a ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) hired to pen the memoirs of a former Tony Blair-like British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) who has numerous deeply hidden, decomposing skeletons in his closet.
THE GHOST WRITER Blu- ray™/DVD Combo Disc & Standard DVD Product Details
Street Date: August 3, 2010
Pre-Order: June 8, 2009
Run time: 128 minutes
Genre: Political Thriller
Bonus Features
Three original featurettes:
“An Interview with Roman Polanski”
“The Cast of The Ghost Writer” a behind-the-scenes visit with the cast
“The Ghost Writer: Fiction or Reality?” an interview with best-selling author Robert Harris
Audio: English 2.0
Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Disc Specifications
Single Disc:
Blu-ray™
Audio: English DTS -HD Master Audio / LAS 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH & LAS Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 (2:35) Letterbox
SRP: $40.99
DVD
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital / LAS 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH & LAS Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 (2:35) Letterbox
SRP: $26.99
Standard DVD Specifications
Single Disc:
Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital / LAS 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH & LAS Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 16×9 (2:35) Letterbox
SRP: $26.99
Photo: Summit Entertainment