The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Based on the beloved best-selling book comes an "extremely moving" (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire) story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel (Sophie N?lisse) is adopted by a German couple (OSCAR? Winner Geoffrey Rush* and OSCAR? Nominee Emily Watson**). Although she arrives illiterate, Liesel is encouraged to learn to read by her adoptive father. When the couple then takes in Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding from Hitler's army, Liesel befriends him. Ultimately, words and imagination provide the friends with an escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey).

*Actor, Shine, 1996. **Actress, Hilary and Jackie, 1998; Actress, Breaking the Waves, 1996.

Production Year: 
2013
Released: 
Tue, 03/11/2014
Run Time Minutes: 
131
Rating: 
PG-13
Genres: 
Drama
Genres: 
War
Trailer: 
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio: 
2.40-Super Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
Resolution: 
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Roger Allam - Narrator / Death
Actors: 
Sophie N?lisse - Liesel Meminger
Actors: 
Heike Makatsch - Liesel's Mother
Actors: 
Julian Lehmann - Liesel's Brother
Actors: 
Gotthard Lange - Grave Digger
Actors: 
Rainer Reiners - Priest
Actors: 
Kirsten Block - Frau Heinrich
Actors: 
Geoffrey Rush - Hans Hubermann
Actors: 
Emily Watson - Rosa Hubermann
Actors: 
Nico Liersch - Rudy Steiner
Actors: 
Ludger B?kelmann
Actors: 
Paul Schalper
Actors: 
Nozomi Linus Kaisar - Fat Faced Goalie
Actors: 
Oliver Stokowski - Alex Steiner
Actors: 
Robert Beyer - Jewish Accountant
Actors: 
Hildegard Schroedter - Frau Becker
Actors: 
Levin Liam - Franz Deutscher
Actors: 
Ben Schnetzer - Max Vandenburg
Actors: 
Sandra Nedeleff - Max's Mother
Actors: 
Rafael Gareisen - Walter, Nazi Soldier
Actors: 
Carl Heinz Choynski - J?rgen the Groundsman
Actors: 
Carina Wiese - Barbara Steiner
Actors: 
Rainer Bock - B?rgermeister Hermann
Actors: 
Barbara Auer - Ilsa Hermann
Actors: 
Sebastian H?lk - Gestapo Agent
Actors: 
Matthias Matschke - Wolfgang
Actors: 
Beata Lehmann - Woman with Champagne
Actors: 
Laina Schwarz
Actors: 
Marie Burchard
Actors: 
Georg Tryphon
Actors: 
Joachim Paul Assb?ck - Officer
Actors: 
Martin Ontrop - Herr Lehmann
Actors: 
Jan Andres - Fellow Conscript
Actors: 
Stephanie Stremler - Post Woman