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The Reader

The Reader
★ 7.5/10•2008•2h 4m•R•Drama•Romance

Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

Stephen Daldry · Director

David Hare · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 4m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 10, 2008
Budget$32,000,000
Revenue$108,902,486

Actors

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

David Kross

David Kross

Young Michael Berg

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Rose Mather

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte

Hannah Herzsprung

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia

Karoline Herfurth

Karoline Herfurth

Marthe

Volker Bruch

Volker Bruch

Dieter Spenz

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Young Ilana Mather

Fabian Busch

Fabian Busch

Hanna's Defense Council

Vijessna Ferkic

Vijessna Ferkic

Sophie

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Carla Berg

Matthias Habich

Matthias Habich

Peter Berg

Burghart Klaußner

Burghart Klaußner

Judge

Sylvester Groth

Sylvester Groth

Prosecuting Council

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