Claim: Pierce Brosnan starred in a movie.

The Ghost Writer -LRB- released as The Ghost in the United Kingdom and Ireland -RRB- is a 2010 Franco-German-British political thriller film directed by Roman Polanski . The film is an adaptation of a Robert Harris novel , The Ghost , with the screenplay written by Polanski and Harris . It stars Ewan McGregor , Pierce Brosnan , Kim Cattrall and Olivia Williams .   The film won numerous cinematic awards including Best Director for Polanski at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and also at the 23rd European Film Awards in 2010 .