FeaturePG-132013·131m·7.5

The Book Thief

Courage beyond words.

Drama

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.

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Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin

Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Ms. Becker

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English, German
Budget
$19.0M
Revenue
$76.6M
Age rating
PG-13
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Studio BabelsbergFox 2000 PicturesSunswept Entertainment

Crew

Director

Brian Percival

Writers

Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

John Wilson

Editor

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

Gimly

5/19/2020

3.0

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 home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just watched. And as I was explaining to her, or trying to, I very quickly realised, wait a minute... That was fuckin' stupid! _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._