United States / Oct 03, 2013 / PG-13 / Mill Valley Film Festival
Courage beyond words.
2h 11min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sandra Nedeleff | Max's Mother |
| Rafael Gareisen | Walter |
| Carl Heinz Choynski | Jürgen the Groundsman |
| Mike Maas | Rolf Fischer |
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| Sebastian Hülk | Gestapo Agent |
| Matthias Matschke | Wolfgang |
| Beata Lehmann | Woman with Champagne |
| Laina Schwarz | Neighbor |
| Marie Burchard | Neighbor |
| Georg Tryphon | Neighbor |
| Joachim Paul Assböck | Officer |
| Martin Ontrop | Mr. Lehmann |
| Jan Andres | Fellow Conscript |
| Stephanie Stremler | Post Woman |
| Carina Wiese | Barbara Steiner |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Book Thief |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment |
| Release date | 8 novembre 2013 |
| Executive producer | Redmond Morris |
| Production | Ken Blancato, Karen Rosenfelt |
| Writer | Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni |
| Casting | Kate Dowd, Simone Bär |
| Editing | John Wilson, Sascha Dhillon, Matt Adams, Paul Ensby, Jaime Leonard, Kim Honeyman, Jeffery L. Parks |
| Cinematography | Florian Ballhaus, Adam Dale, Jules Heath, Florian Emmerich, Nicolay Gutscher, Benjamin Anton, Vicky Heienbrok, Dan Carling, Maximilian Link, Peter Byrne, Karim Rahmani, Arne Müller, Camilo Sottolichio, Jaroslav Spana, Florian Prinz, Abigail Catto, Jan Grunwald |
| Assistant directors | Phil Booth, Ralph Eisenmann, Tom Rye, Brian Percival, Elizabeth West, Lisa Hauss |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 08, 2013 / PG-13
Puerto Rico / Nov 14, 2013
Canada / Nov 15, 2013
Jamaica / Nov 20, 2013
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Australia / Jan 09, 2014 / PG
Spain / Jan 10, 2014 / 7
Trinidad & Tobago / Jan 15, 2014
New Zealand / Jan 16, 2014
Russia / Jan 16, 2014 / 12+
Slovakia / Jan 16, 2014 / 12
Uruguay / Jan 16, 2014
Norway / Jan 17, 2014 / 12
Egypt / Jan 22, 2014
Greece / Jan 23, 2014 / Κ
Israel / Jan 23, 2014
Portugal / Jan 23, 2014 / M/16
Switzerland / Jan 23, 2014 / 6
Bahrain / Jan 30, 2014
Chile / Jan 30, 2014
Hungary / Jan 30, 2014 / 18
Iraq / Jan 30, 2014
Jordan / Jan 30, 2014
Kuwait / Jan 30, 2014
Lebanon / Jan 30, 2014
Oman / Jan 30, 2014
Qatar / Jan 30, 2014
Syria / Jan 30, 2014
Ukraine / Jan 30, 2014
United Arab Emirates / Jan 30, 2014
Brazil / Jan 31, 2014 / 10
India / Jan 31, 2014
France / Feb 05, 2014
Argentina / Feb 06, 2014
Belarus / Feb 06, 2014
Czechia / Feb 06, 2014 / 12+
Kazakhstan / Feb 06, 2014
Iceland / Feb 07, 2014
Romania / Feb 07, 2014 / 12
South Africa / Feb 07, 2014
Türkiye / Feb 07, 2014
Bolivia / Feb 13, 2014
Germany / Feb 13, 2014 / 6
Peru / Feb 13, 2014
Austria / Feb 14, 2014
Ecuador / Feb 14, 2014
Estonia / Feb 14, 2014
Mexico / Feb 14, 2014
Taiwan / Feb 14, 2014 / 保護級
Venezuela / Feb 14, 2014
Belgium / Feb 19, 2014 / 14
Philippines / Feb 19, 2014
Croatia / Feb 20, 2014
Hong Kong / Feb 20, 2014
Slovenia / Feb 20, 2014
South Korea / Feb 20, 2014 / 12세 이상 관람가
Bulgaria / Feb 21, 2014
Colombia / Feb 21, 2014
Latvia / Feb 21, 2014
Ireland / Feb 26, 2014 / 12A
United Kingdom / Feb 26, 2014 / 12A
Dominican Republic / Feb 27, 2014
Malaysia / Feb 27, 2014
Singapore / Feb 27, 2014
Finland / Feb 28, 2014 / K-12
Indonesia / Feb 28, 2014
Lithuania / Feb 28, 2014
Sweden / Feb 28, 2014 / 15
Vietnam / Feb 28, 2014
Netherlands / Mar 13, 2014 / 12
Italy / Mar 27, 2014 / T
Poland / Mar 28, 2014 / 16
Denmark / Apr 03, 2014 / 11
Digital
Japan / Jan 07, 2015 / R18+
Physical media
Czechia / May 14, 2014
Greece / May 15, 2014 / DVD / Blu-ray
Netherlands / Jul 23, 2014 / 12 / DVD / Blu-ray
TV
Slovakia / Sep 24, 2016 / 12 / JOJ
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