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The Book Thief

7.5

Released November 08, 2013Runtime 2h 11min

Courage beyond words.

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Studio Babelsberg

Fox 2000 Pictures

Sunswept Entertainment

Production Countries

Germany

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $19,000,000
Revenue: $76,586,316
Profit/Loss: $57,586,316

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Cast

Geoffrey RushHans Hubermann

Sophie NélisseLiesel Meminger

Emily WatsonRosa Hubermann

Nico LierschRudy Steiner

Ben SchnetzerMax Vandenburg

Heike MakatschLiesel's mother

Barbara AuerIlsa Hermann

Roger AllamNarrator / Death (voice)

Rainer BockBürgermeister Hermann

Gotthard LangeGrave Digger

Rainer ReinersPriest

Kirsten BlockFrau Heinrich

Julian LehmannLiesel's Brother

Ludger BökelmannFootball Urchin

Paul SchaeferFootball Urchin

Nozomi Linus KaisarFat Faced Goalie

Oliver StokowskiAlex Steiner

Robert BeyerJewish Accountant

Hildegard SchroedterFrau Becker

Levin LiamFranz Deutscher

Sandra NedeleffMax's Mother

Rafael GareisenWalter, Nazi Soldier

Carl Heinz ChoynskiJürgen the Groundsman

Mike MaasRolf Fischer

Sebastian HülkGestapo Agent

Matthias MatschkeWolfgang

Beata LehmannWoman with Champagne

Laina SchwarzNeighbor

Marie BurchardNeighbor

Georg TryphonNeighbor

Joachim Paul AssböckOfficer

Martin OntropHerr Lehmann

Jan AndresFellow Conscript

Stephanie StremlerPost Woman

Carina WieseBarbara Steiner

Crew

Brian PercivalDirector

Elizabeth WestScript Supervisor

Lisa HaussSecond Second Assistant Director

Tom RyeSecond Assistant Director

Phil BoothFirst Assistant Director

Ralph EisenmannFirst Assistant Director

Markus ZusakNovel

Michael PetroniWriter

Karen RosenfeltProducer

Redmond MorrisExecutive Producer

Ken BlancatoProducer

Kate DowdCasting

Simone BärCasting

Michael HerbellLocation Manager

Christin GeigemüllerExtras Casting Assistant

Clare HarlowCasting Assistant

Eral KalenderProduction Assistant

Jessie KerryProduction Assistant

Katrin EserProduction Assistant

Alexandra MontagCasting Assistant

Philipp KlausingUnit Production Manager

Patrick WinklerExtras Casting Assistant

Bettina BrennerProduction Accountant

Benedikt BotheUnit Manager

Fabienne ZaumseilProduction Assistant

Sam VesterProduction Assistant

Anna KlausingProduction Secretary

Christina SyringProduction Coordinator

Geraint JonesFirst Assistant Accountant

Nathaniel De'LineadeusSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Chris LyonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist

Peter BurgisFoley Artist

Simon ElliottProduction Design

Mark RosinskiSet Decoration

Jens LöckmannArt Direction

Anja MüllerArt Direction

John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer

John WilsonEditor

Florian BallhausDirector of Photography

Anna B. SheppardCostume Design

Michael FissneiderSet Designer

Glenn FreemantleSound Designer

Markus ErnstCostume Supervisor

Niv AdiriSound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben BarkerSound Effects Editor

Florian GellingerVisual Effects Supervisor

Andreas GrasshoffTransportation Captain

Pamela GrujicMakeup Department Head

Helen McGovernBoom Operator

Kerstin KensyVisual Effects Producer

Dirk SchäferBoom Operator

Jonathan WeberVisual Effects Supervisor

Esther SchreinerAssistant Art Director

Klaus MielichSpecial Effects Coordinator

Sonja GreifSet Costumer

Katja FischerSet Designer

Brigitte Friedländer-RodriguezCostume Supervisor

Eilam HoffmanSound Effects Editor

Ramiro BelgardtMusic Editor

Danny FreemantleSound Effects Editor

Glenn FreemantleSupervising Sound Editor

Natascha GotowtschikowSet Costumer

Andy NelsonSound Re-Recording Mixer

Antje RauStunt Coordinator

Jeanette HaleyPost Production Supervisor

Barbara BerkeryDialect Coach

Alex RouseWigmaker

James GemmillScenic Artist

Theresa Anna LutherSet Costumer

Janosch VossGaffer

Adam DaleHelicopter Camera

Russell OxleyScenic Artist

Jules HeathStill Photographer

Elspeth BrodieDialect Coach

Thorsten KosselekBest Boy Electric

Stacy MannUnit Publicist

Axel KahntProperty Master

Bill CrutcherSupervising Art Director

Paul AptedDialogue Editor

Gillian DoddersDialogue Editor

Emilie O'ConnorDialogue Editor

R.J. KizerDialogue Editor

Rachael SpekeKey Hair Stylist

Nana SeemannCostumer

Paul EnsbyDigital Intermediate Colorist

Laura BachDraughtsman

Bülent AkgünSet Dresser

Sebastian LindnerElectrician

Johannes Maria LabogaArt Department Assistant

Lisa McDiarmidStandby Art Director

Karim RahmaniFirst Assistant "B" Camera

Mathias BeierRigging Gaffer

Jaime LeonardDigital Intermediate Editor

Glen GathardFoley Recordist

Maximilian Linus DreuschElectrician

Peter ByrneFirst Assistant "A" Camera

Arne MüllerGrip

Emma ReesCostumer

Thijs WagelaarElectrician

Jan GrunwaldSecond Assistant "B" Camera

Gabriele KlinkeTailor

Björn Kähler3D Artist

Martin BergArt Department Assistant

Eva-Maria MüllerPainter

Florian Emmerich"A" Camera Operator

Florian PrinzKey Grip

Nannette SchwarzCostumer

Peter GleavesADR Recordist

Peter HansonFoley Editor

Ryan ColeSound Recordist

Uli NefzerSpecial Effects Supervisor

Susanne KasperMakeup Artist

Björn HolzhausenAssistant Property Master

Nane CorneliusSet Decoration Buyer

Raymond BoyStoryboard Artist

Dan CarlingDigital Imaging Technician

Stephan GroßeElectrician

Hinrich PetersLighting Technician

Fae HammondHair Designer

Fae HammondMakeup Designer

Benjamin AntonBest Boy Grip

Vicky HeienbrokCamera Trainee

Matt AdamsDigital Intermediate

André StiebeADR Recordist

Nick FreemantleAssistant Sound Editor

Rene BarthelSpecial Effects Technician

Thorsten ScholzCompositor

Uwe SchaerConstruction Manager

Dominik ReindlSet Painter

Maximilian LinkDigital Imaging Technician

Jeffery L. ParksOnline Editor

Alessandro MongardiniADR Recordist

Nicolay Gutscher"B" Camera Operator

Dorothée BachCostume Assistant

Jenny DecheneTailor

Tonja SchürmannAssistant Set Decoration

Jan DieckmannTextile Artist

Marika KnappeMakeup Artist

Iris PaschedagAssistant Art Director

Sandra WortmannSet Dresser

Helko KlünderStandby Carpenter

Camilo SottolichioGrip

Angelika KauzTailor

Daryl BristowWardrobe Supervisor

Dominik AvenweddeADR Recordist

Manfred BanachProduction Sound Mixer

Rachael SpekeKey Makeup Artist

Jaroslav SpanaGrip

Oliver HohnCompositing Lead

Heiner BorgerPilot

Lora TucciADR Recordist

Nina HartstoneSupervising ADR Editor

Julia SchädleCostumer

Gillian WoodTextile Artist

Kim HoneymanDigital Intermediate

Alexander Schumann3D Artist

Markus FrankCompositor

Christoph HascheCompositor

Sebastian LuckSet Production Assistant

Maja MeschedeAssistant Costume Designer

Mike TehraniADR Recordist

Nina HartstoneSupervising Dialogue Editor

Jan PiccartCompositor

Andreas GiesenVisual Effects Technical Director

Adam DaleAerial Director of Photography

Abigail CattoSecond Assistant "A" Camera

Bernhard Esperester3D Artist

Julia KietzmannCompositor

Moritz KolfSet Production Assistant

Carolina RonzinoSet Production Assistant

Konstantin BorchertCompositor

Rayk SchroederCompositing Lead

Matt CurtisMain Title Designer

Bárbara Morelos-ZaragozaTranslator

Lonni WongCompositor

Lucia Foster FoundAerial Coordinator

Andreas SchillerSpecial Effects Technician

Andreas BundenthalVisual Effects Technical Director

Sascha DhillonAssociate Editor

Bernhard KöpkeADR Recordist

Petter IdestroemCompositor

Andreas WigetMatte Painter

Philipp HeintzeSet Production Assistant

Nils BrillatSet Production Assistant

Natalie MeffertDigital Compositor

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Reviews

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from ...