The Ghost Writer

NR
0h 27m
1990
6 /10 (5)

Overview

Blocked novelist Anthony Strack is desperate enough to plot suicide. Before he completes the deed, he is visited by unearthly beings, whose presence helps him to write again.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1990-08-15

Top Billed Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Strack

Leigh Taylor-Young

Elizabeth Strack

Joshua John Miller

Edgar Strack

Juliet Sorci

Cindy Strack

Pam Matteson

Miss Blasko

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