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The Book Thief
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Courage beyond words.

Genres

Drama

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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.

Others

Budget

$19000000

Revenue

$76586316

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

131 mins

Rating

7.494/10

Release Date

08 November 2013

Country

Germany

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Bürgermeister Hermann

Gotthard Lange

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Kirsten Block

Kirsten Block

Frau Heinrich

Julian Lehmann

Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

Ludger Bökelmann

Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin

Paul Schaefer

Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Hildegard Schroedter

Frau Becker

Levin Liam

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Sandra Nedeleff

Sandra Nedeleff

Max's Mother

Rafael Gareisen

Rafael Gareisen

Walter, Nazi Soldier

Carl Heinz Choynski

Carl Heinz Choynski

Jürgen the Groundsman

Mike Maas

Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer

Sebastian Hülk

Sebastian Hülk

Gestapo Agent

Matthias Matschke

Matthias Matschke

Wolfgang

Beata Lehmann

Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne

Laina Schwarz

Laina Schwarz

Neighbor

Marie Burchard

Marie Burchard

Neighbor

Georg Tryphon

Georg Tryphon

Neighbor

Joachim Paul Assböck

Joachim Paul Assböck

Officer

Martin Ontrop

Martin Ontrop

Herr Lehmann

Jan Andres

Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript

Stephanie Stremler

Stephanie Stremler

Post Woman

Carina Wiese

Carina Wiese

Barbara Steiner

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