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The Book Thief

The Book Thief
★ 7.5/10•2013•2h 11m•PG-13•Drama

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.

Brian Percival · Director

Michael Petroni · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 11m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 8, 2013
Budget$19,000,000
Revenue$76,586,316

Actors

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Emily Watson

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Nico Liersch

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Barbara Auer

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Rainer Bock

Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's Mother

Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

Gotthard Lange

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Kirsten Block

Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

Ludger Bökelmann

Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin

Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

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