The Thief Lord (2006)

Director:

Richard Claus

Writers:

Richard Claus (screenplay)
Cornelia Funke (novel)

Release Date:

5 January 2006 (Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Magic is just around the corner.

Plot:

A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Young Boy | Detective | Foster Family | Aunt

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Aaron Johnson	...	Prosper
Jasper Harris	...	Bo
Rollo Weeks	...	Scipio
Alice Connor	...	Hornet
George MacKay	...	Riccio
Lathaniel Dyer	...	Mosca
Jim Carter	...	Victor
Caroline Goodall	...	Ida
Alexei Sayle	...	Barbarossa
Carole Boyd	...	Esther Hartlieb
Bob Goody	...	Max Hartlieb
Geoffrey Hutchings	...	Conte
Anita Wright	...	Contessa
Poppy Rogers	...	Morosina
Robert Bathurst	...	Dottore Massimo

Also Known As:

Herr der Diebe (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Luxembourg | UK | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG | Brazil:10 | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-7

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company:

Thema Production

Trivia:

Part of the exterior Venice scenes were actually filmed on a large set in Luxembourg.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the end, when Mosca, Riccio, and Scipio are in the little boat. It first shows it as a red colored boat. Then in the next scene it's orange again.

Quotes:

Victor: I'm totally - utterly - convinced the boys are no longer in Venice.
Esther Hartlieb: But... where have they gone?
Victor: [randomly] Corfu.

Movie Connections:

References Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Soundtrack:

Orphan Skies

A Movie That Blew Me Away!!

After finishing reading the book, I heard about the movie coming out in 2006. Of course I didn't expect much, only because books being turned into movies turn out bad. But i have say, this movie was probably the best movie i have seen in many years. This movie just blew me, and not only me, but my family away. The film was amazingly detailed and explained the character very well. The effects for this movie were just magical. This film isn't the blockbuster of the year, but this movie did have amazing acting, the effects were really well done for a low-budget movie. And, the most important, it did stay very true to the book and left very little out. Looking back on some book/movies, they leave a lot out and some of the movies don't turn out that great for some people. But this movie left out very little, and a lot of people will be very pleased. The movie overall will get a 10/10 because Cornelia Funke is just an extremely amazing writer, and the movie was just so magical and exciting, all people of any age will love it. And don't forget to catch Cornelia's soon to be made into a movie, Inkheart.