“Courage beyond words.”
The Book Thief
7.5
4,541 votes·2013
·2h 11m
·MovieDrama
Overview
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget4.0x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
based on novel or booknaziworld war iichildren in wartimebased on young adult novel
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
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