Germany / Feb 06, 2009 / 12 / Berlin International Film Festival
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Karoline Herfurth | Marthe |
| Volker Bruch | Dieter Spenz |
| Alexandra Maria Lara | Young Ilana Mather |
| Fabian Busch | Hanna's Defense Council |
| Vijessna Ferkic | Sophie |
| Susanne Lothar | Carla Berg |
| Matthias Habich | Peter Berg |
| Burghart Klaußner | Judge |
| Sylvester Groth | Prosecuting Council |
| Jürgen Tarrach | Gerhard Bade |
| Florian Bartholomäi | Thomas Berg |
| Moritz Grove | Holger |
| Kirsten Block | Female Judge |
| Margarita Broich | Co-Defendant |
| Marie Gruber | Co-Defendant |
| Martin Brambach | Remand Prison Guard #1 |
| Carmen-Maja Antoni | Prison Librarian |
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| Heike Hanold-Lynch | Prison Guard |
| Linda Bassett | Ms. Brenner |
| Ludwig Blochberger | Student |
| Benjamin Trinks | Holger's friend |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Reader |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch, ελληνικά, Latin |
| Production countries | Germany, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg |
| Release date | 10 dicembre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blum, Bob Weinstein |
| Production | Donna Gigliotti, Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Redmond Morris, Henning Molfenter, Christoph Fisser, Carl Woebcken |
| Writer | David Hare, Bernhard Schlink |
| Casting | Simone Bär, Jina Jay |
| Editing | Claire Simpson, Barbara Jean Kearney |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins, Chris Menges |
| Assistant directors | Stephen Daldry, Susanna Lenton, Katri Billard |
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Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Canada / Dec 10, 2008 / R
United States / Dec 10, 2008 / R / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Ireland / Jan 02, 2009 / 16
United Kingdom / Jan 02, 2009 / 15
Greece / Jan 08, 2009
Singapore / Jan 22, 2009 / R21
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United States / Jan 30, 2009 / R
Brazil / Feb 06, 2009 / 16
Portugal / Feb 12, 2009 / M/16
Spain / Feb 13, 2009 / 18
Australia / Feb 19, 2009 / M
Italy / Feb 20, 2009
Germany / Feb 26, 2009 / 12
Malaysia / Mar 05, 2009 / 18PL
Slovenia / Mar 12, 2009
Poland / Mar 13, 2009 / 18
Hong Kong / Mar 19, 2009
South Korea / Mar 26, 2009 / 19
Mexico / Apr 03, 2009
Türkiye / Apr 10, 2009 / 15+
Czechia / Apr 23, 2009 / 18+
Hungary / Apr 23, 2009 / 16
Sweden / Apr 24, 2009 / Btl
France / Jul 15, 2009 / 12
Digital
Romania / Mar 20, 2009 / 18
Japan / Jun 19, 2009 / R18+
Physical media
Hungary / Sep 08, 2009 / 16 / DVD
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