The Book Thief (2013)
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- PG-13
- 2h 11min
- Drama, War
- 27 Nov 2013 (USA)
- Movie
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 9 wins & 16 nominations.
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Cast
| Roger Allam | ... |
Narrator / Death (voice)
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| Sophie Nélisse | ... |
Liesel Meminger
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| Heike Makatsch | ... |
Liesel's Mother
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Julian Lehmann | ... |
Liesel's Brother
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| Gotthard Lange | ... |
Grave Digger
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| Rainer Reiners | ... |
Priest
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| Kirsten Block | ... |
Frau Heinrich
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| Geoffrey Rush | ... |
Hans Hubermann
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| Emily Watson | ... |
Rosa Hubermann
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Nico Liersch | ... |
Rudy Steiner
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| Ludger Bökelmann | ... |
Football Urchin
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Paul Schaefer | ... |
Football Urchin
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Nozomi Linus Kaisar | ... |
Fat Faced Goalie
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| Oliver Stokowski | ... |
Alex Steiner
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Robert Beyer | ... |
Jewish Accountant
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| Hildegard Schroedter | ... |
Frau Becker
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Levin Liam | ... |
Franz Deutscher
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| Ben Schnetzer | ... |
Max Vandenburg
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| Sandra Nedeleff | ... |
Max's Mother
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| Rafael Gareisen | ... |
Walter - Nazi Soldier
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Carl Heinz Choynski | ... |
Jürgen the Groundsman
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| Carina Wiese | ... |
Barbara Steiner
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| Rainer Bock | ... |
Bürgermeister Hermann
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| Barbara Auer | ... |
Ilsa Hermann
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| Sebastian Hülk | ... |
Gestapo Agent
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| Beata Lehmann | ... |
Woman with Champagne
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| Matthias Matschke | ... |
Wolfgang
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Laina Schwarz | ... |
Neighbor
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| Marie Burchard | ... |
Neighbor
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Georg Tryphon | ... |
Neighbor
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| Joachim Paul Assböck | ... |
Officer
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Martin Ontrop | ... |
Herr Lehmann
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Jan Andres | ... |
Fellow Conscript
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Stephanie Stremler | ... |
Post Woman
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| Jesse Owens | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Godehard Giese | ... |
Policeman on Train (uncredited)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mike Maas | ... |
Rolf Fischer (uncredited)
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Norbert Mesmer | ... |
Stranger (uncredited)
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Arnold Weglorz | ... |
Soldier Johann (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Brian Percival | ||
Written by
| Markus Zusak | ... | (based on the novel by) |
| Michael Petroni | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
| Ken Blancato | ... | producer |
| Christoph Fisser | ... | co-producer |
| Henning Molfenter | ... | co-producer |
| Redmond Morris | ... | executive producer |
| Karen Rosenfelt | ... | producer |
| Charlie Woebcken | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| John Williams | ||
Cinematography by
| Florian Ballhaus | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| John Wilson | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Matt Adams | ... | digital intermediate consultant |
| Sascha Dhillon | ... | associate editor |
| John Ensby | ... | lab contact |
| Paul Ensby | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
| Kim Honeyman | ... | senior digital intermediate producer |
| Jaime Leonard | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Jeffery L. Parks | ... | on-line and titles |
| Lee Tucker | ... | preview engineer |
| Lee Twohey | ... | hd deliverables |
| Jim Passon | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Kate Dowd | ||
| Luise Eigner | ||
Production Design by
| Simon Elliott | ||
Art Direction by
| Bill Crutcher | ... | supervising art director |
| Jens Löckmann | ||
| Anja Müller | ||
Set Decoration by
| Mark Rosinski | ||
Costume Design by
| Anna B. Sheppard | ||
Makeup Department
| Babette Bröseke | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd (as Babette Brosike) |
| Nathaniel De'Lineadeus | ... | dental effects designer |
| Pamela Grujic | ... | head makeup artist: crowd |
| Fae Hammond | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Natalia Jaik | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Susanne Kasper | ... | makeup artist: crowd |
| Marika Knappe | ... | makeup artist |
| Antje Langner | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Monika Lienig | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Karla Meirer | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Irmela Oswald | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd (as Irmela Osswald) |
| Franziska Presche | ... | crowd hair trainee/crowd makeup trainee |
| Margarita Rasbasch | ... | junior makeup artist |
| Mike Reinecke | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Chris Rossa | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd (as Christina Wagner) |
| Alex Rouse | ... | wigmaker |
| Katrin Schneider | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd |
| Rachael Speke | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Andrea Voss | ... | additional makeup artist: crowd (as Andrea Pirchner) / additional makeup artist: hair (as Andrea Pirchner) |
| Richard Glass | ... | contact lens optician (uncredited) |
| Fay Hatzius | ... | wig maker (uncredited) |
| Chris Lyons | ... | dental prosthetics (uncredited) |
| Winnie Mattheus | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore | ... | contact lens coordinator (uncredited) |
| Sandra Stockmeier | ... | wig maker (uncredited) |
| Anne Wenzel | ... | wig maker (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Benedikt Bothe | ... | unit manager |
| Jeanette Haley | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Philipp Klausing | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Phil Booth | ... | first assistant director |
| Ralph Eisenmann | ... | first assistant director: aerial unit |
| Lisa Hauss | ... | second second assistant director |
| Rickie-Lee Roberts | ... | third assistant director |
| Tom Rye | ... | second assistant director |
| Ronny Schröder | ... | third assistant director: crowd |
| Tobias Asam | ... | additional third assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
| Kilian Bold | ... | trainee assistant director (uncredited) |
| Frederike Karsch | ... | trainee assistant director (uncredited) |
| Simon Rangl | ... | assistant director runner (uncredited) |
| Roman Remer | ... | assistant director runner (uncredited) |
| Juliane Walker | ... | daily third assistant director: crowd (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Bülent Akgün | ... | set dresser |
| Britta Albert | ... | props shopper |
| Laura Bach | ... | draftsman / set designer |
| Martin Berg | ... | art department assistant |
| Hubert Bock | ... | lead dresser |
| Raymond Boy | ... | storyboard artist |
| Nane Cornelius | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Michael Düwel | ... | managing director: art department studio babelsberg |
| Ulrike Eversmeier | ... | set decoration tailor |
| Katja Fischer | ... | set designer |
| Michael Fissneider | ... | set designer |
| Mariska Saapke Flau | ... | art department trainee |
| James Gemmill | ... | scenic artist |
| Joris Hamann | ... | construction assistant: manager |
| Björn Holzhausen | ... | assistant property master |
| Christine Jahn | ... | assistant standby props |
| Axel Kahnt | ... | property master |
| Rainer Kaufmann | ... | greensman |
| Joerg Kloecking | ... | supervising carpenter |
| Helko Klünder | ... | standby carpenter |
| Robert Krüger | ... | head of department painter |
| Johannes Maria Laboga | ... | art department assistant |
| Liliana Lambriev | ... | graphic artist |
| Jens Leiche | ... | head of department metalworker |
| Mario Lojek | ... | head of department carpenter |
| Doreen Ludicke | ... | construction buyer |
| Lisa McDiarmid | ... | standby art director |
| Eva-Maria Müller | ... | painter/artist |
| Russell Oxley | ... | scenic artist |
| Iris Paschedag | ... | assistant art director |
| Dominik Reindl | ... | set painter / standby painter |
| Barbara Sandberg | ... | graphic artist |
| Uwe Schaer | ... | construction manager |
| Tom Scheele | ... | storeman |
| Christian Schlaak | ... | supervising carpenter |
| Esther Schreiner | ... | assistant art director |
| Tonja Schurmann | ... | assistant set decorator (as Tonja Schürmann) |
| Torsten Schwartz | ... | head of department plasterer (as Torsten Schwarz) |
| Sergej Simonenko | ... | head of accounting: art department studio babelsberg |
| Sabine Steinhof | ... | graphic artist |
| Dietmar H. Suhr | ... | supervising painter (as Dietmar Suhr) |
| David Thummerer | ... | standby props |
| Yvonne von Krockow | ... | junior set dresser |
| Andreas Widmann | ... | set decoration buyer assistant |
| Dirk Winkler | ... | supervising painter |
| Sandra Wortmann | ... | set dresser |
| Robert Balke | ... | patina painter (uncredited) |
| Jonas De Ro | ... | concept artist (uncredited) |
| Lucas Fabbri | ... | art department production assistant (uncredited) |
| Stefanie Gros | ... | additional set dresser: Berlin (uncredited) |
| Erik Hennig | ... | set dresser: Görlitz (uncredited) |
| Trinka Lat | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| James Morrall | ... | pre-visualization (uncredited) |
| Jens Scharf | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Markus 'Xaver' Steinberger | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| Eva Weymann | ... | finishing painter (uncredited) |
| Natalie Wild | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Niv Adiri | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Apted | ... | dialogue editor |
| Dominik Avenwedde | ... | adr recordist: Basis Berlin |
| Manfred Banach | ... | production sound mixer |
| Ben Barker | ... | sound effects editor |
| Peter Burgis | ... | foley walker (as Pete Burgis) |
| Ryan Cole | ... | recordist |
| Gillian Dodders | ... | dialogue editor |
| Danny Freemantle | ... | sound effects editor |
| Glenn Freemantle | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Nick Freemantle | ... | assistant sound editor (as Nicholas Freemantle) / assistant sound editor |
| Glen Gathard | ... | foley recordist |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr recordist: Goldcrest Post |
| Peter Hanson | ... | foley editing |
| Nina Hartstone | ... | supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor |
| Eilam Hoffman | ... | sound effects editor |
| R.J. Kizer | ... | dialogue editor |
| Bernhard Köpke | ... | adr recordist: Basis Berlin (as Bernhard Kopke) |
| Tom Lalley | ... | sound re-recording engineer |
| Helen McGovern | ... | boom operator |
| Alessandro Mongardini | ... | adr recordist: Post-Republic |
| Andy Nelson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Beauxregard Neylen | ... | additional adr: Soundtrack New York (as Beauxregard Neylon) |
| Emilie O'Connor | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jordan O'Neill | ... | datasat sound mastering engineer |
| Alberto Ovejero | ... | dubbing mixer |
| Nicky Robinson | ... | additional adr: Soundfirm Melbourne |
| Dirk Schäfer | ... | boom operator (as Dirk 'Teo' Schafer) |
| John Soukup | ... | sound transfer recordist |
| André Stiebe | ... | adr recordist: Post-Republic |
| Mike Tehrani | ... | adr recordist: Goldcrest Post |
| Lora Tucci | ... | adr recordist |
Special Effects by
| Rene Barthel | ... | special effects technician |
| Markus Butkereit | ... | special effects senior technician |
| Thomas Friedrich | ... | special effects buyer |
| Josefa Geiss | ... | special effects assistant office manager |
| Andreas Herberg | ... | special effects |
| Wolfgang Higler | ... | special effects senior set technician |
| Klaus Mielich | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Uli Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Delroy Reid | ... | snow effects technician |
| Andreas Schiller | ... | special effects technician: daily |
| Jens Schmiedel | ... | on-set special effects supervisor |
| Michael Steinbach | ... | on-set snow effects supervisor |
| Lucien Stephenson | ... | snow effects supervisor |
| Frantisek Vesely | ... | special effects technician |
| Nils Bleeck | ... | special effects senior technician (uncredited) |
| Andre Emme | ... | daily special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Endres Löber | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
| Mark Raymond | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Thomas Thiele | ... | additional special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Christian Wollberg | ... | snow effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Konstantin Borchert | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Andreas Bundenthal | ... | effects technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Marco de Goeij | ... | matchmove artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Sebastian Elsner | ... | pipeline technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Bernhard Esperester | ... | 3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Markus Frank | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Florian Gellinger | ... | visual effects supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Andreas Giesen | ... | effects technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Christoph Hasche | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Oliver Hohn | ... | lead compositing artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Petter Idestroem | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Kerstin Kensy | ... | visual effects producer: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Julia Kietzmann | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Björn Kähler | ... | 3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Natalie Meffert | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Simon Ohler | ... | lead fx technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Jan Piccart | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Robert Pinnow | ... | visual effects executive producer: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| David Salamon | ... | lead 3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Thorsten Scholz | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Rayk Schroeder | ... | lead compositing artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Oliver Schulz | ... | lead mattepainter: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Alexander Schumann | ... | 3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Jérémie Sebban | ... | systems administrator: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Jonathan Weber | ... | visual effects supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Andreas Wiget | ... | mattepainter: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Lonni Wong | ... | compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios |
| Dan Dolan | ... | vfx pulls (uncredited) |
| Christina Garberson | ... | visual effects executive (uncredited) |
| Kian Tavasoli | ... | trainee: RISE Visual Effects Studios (uncredited) |
| Guido Wilden | ... | workflow consultant (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Uwe Arndt | ... | stunts |
| Jan Böhme | ... | stunts |
| Tim Haberland | ... | stunts |
| Florian Hotz | ... | stunts |
| Thomas Jester | ... | stunts |
| Alrik Kreemke | ... | stunt performer |
| Stefan Langel | ... | stunts |
| Frank Meinschien | ... | stunts |
| Jockel Neubauer | ... | stunts |
| Alexander Padrutt | ... | stunts |
| Leo Plank | ... | stunts |
| Markus Ranglack | ... | stunts |
| Antje Rau | ... | stunt coordinator (as Angie Rau) |
| Katja Richter | ... | stunts |
| Bernhard Schirmer | ... | stunts |
| René Schobeß | ... | stunts (as Rene Schobess) |
| Lutz Seelow | ... | stunts |
| Paul Sondershausen | ... | stunts |
| Helga Wretman | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Artjom Antipin | ... | rigging electrician assistant (as Artjom 'Tommy' Antipin) |
| Benjamin Anton | ... | best boy grip |
| Christopher Becker | ... | rigging electrician assistant |
| Mathias Beier | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Christian Bernutz | ... | remote head technician |
| Sebastian Beutler | ... | rigging electrician |
| Peter Byrne | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Peter James Byrne) |
| Dan Carling | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Abigail Catto | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Adam Dale | ... | aerial director of photography: aerial unit |
| Yannick de Decker | ... | assistant digital imaging technician / assistant video operator |
| Maximilian Linus Dreusch | ... | electrician |
| Florian Emmerich | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Jacob Engel | ... | crane operator |
| Johnny Feurer | ... | first assistant camera: daily |
| Stephan Große | ... | electrician (as Stephan Grosse) |
| Jan Grunwald | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Christof Grunz | ... | rigging electrician |
| Nicolay Gutscher | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Martin Handrow | ... | best boy rigging |
| Jules Heath | ... | still photographer |
| Vicky Heienbrok | ... | camera trainee |
| Christine Hiam | ... | picture quality control |
| David Horn | ... | rigging electrician |
| Thomas Hübener | ... | remote head technician |
| Thorsten Kosselek | ... | best boy electric |
| Philipp Lange | ... | junior electrician |
| Sebastian Lindner | ... | electrician |
| Maximilian Link | ... | digital imaging technician: aerial unit / second assistant camera: aerial unit |
| Rade Matic | ... | rigging electrician |
| Anton Meister | ... | dimmer board operator |
| Arne Müller | ... | grip |
| Hinrich Peters | ... | lighting technician |
| Markus Pluta | ... | crane operator |
| Florian Prinz | ... | key grip |
| Karim Rahmani | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Alexander Resch | ... | crane operator |
| Steffen Ritter | ... | rigging electrician |
| Camilo Sottolichio | ... | grip |
| Jaroslav Spana | ... | grip (as Jaro Spana) |
| Mike Stiebing | ... | video operator (as Michael Philipp Stiebing) |
| Thomas Thiele | ... | rigging electrician |
| Volker Vahl | ... | senior electrician (as Volker 'Vanta' Vahl) |
| Janosch Voss | ... | gaffer |
| Thijs Wagelaar | ... | electrician |
| Erik Wenndorf | ... | junior electrician |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | dailies operator |
| Harald Geltl | ... | balloon light operator (uncredited) |
| Christian Graf | ... | additional first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Michael Hauptfleisch | ... | vfx camera assistant (uncredited) |
| Christian Kuschmitz | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| Heiko Lehmann | ... | additional rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Christian Marienthal | ... | crane technician: GF-16 (uncredited) |
| Michael Praun | ... | additional camera operator: VFX (uncredited) |
| Marek Radolf | ... | balloon lighting (uncredited) |
| Christian Saalfeld | ... | balloon light operator (uncredited) |
| Christoffer Schulz | ... | additional grip assistant (uncredited) |
| Ulf Schädlich | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| Marco Siefert | ... | additional rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Sarah Wetzstein | ... | additional grip assistant (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Simone Bär | ... | casting: Germany |
| Patrick Dreikauss | ... | casting consultant: children, Germany |
| Christin Geigemüller | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Clare Harlow | ... | casting assistant: UK |
| George Ludlow | ... | casting assistant |
| Alexandra Montag | ... | casting assistant: Germany |
| Patrick Winkler | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Johanna Ragwitz | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jeanette Apel | ... | costume cutter |
| Dorothée Bach | ... | costume assistant (as Dorothee Bach) |
| Daryl Bristow | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Valentina Castillo | ... | tailor assistant |
| Jenny Dechene | ... | tailor |
| Jan Dieckmann | ... | textile artist |
| Markus Ernst | ... | costume supervisor |
| Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez | ... | costume supervisor (as Brigitte Rodriguez) |
| Natascha Gotowtschikow | ... | set costumer |
| Sonja Greif | ... | set costumer |
| Eleni Groszer | ... | costume buyer (as Eleni Grosser) |
| Angelika Kauz | ... | tailor |
| Gabriele Klinke | ... | tailor |
| Christian Kratzert | ... | costume cutter |
| Gary Lane | ... | military costume master |
| William Lane | ... | military costume assistant |
| Theresa Anna Luther | ... | set costumer |
| Maja Meschede | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Emma Rees | ... | costumer |
| Antje Rohrberg | ... | wardrobe |
| John Rowe | ... | military costumer |
| Nannette Schwarz | ... | costumer |
| Julia Schädle | ... | costumer |
| Nana Seemann | ... | costumer |
| Jessica Snyder | ... | set costumer: crowd |
| Gillian Wood | ... | textile artist |
| Jeanette Apel | ... | costume maker: Miss Nelisse (uncredited) |
| Peter Paul | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
| Melanie Salfert | ... | additional set costumer (uncredited) |
| You-Jin Seo | ... | costume patination: additional (uncredited) |
| Lisa Spengler | ... | additional set costumer (uncredited) |
| Katja Willecke | ... | additional set costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Christian Burgis | ... | location assistant |
| Volkmar Croyé | ... | assistant location manager |
| Michael Herbell | ... | location manager |
| Raidar Huber | ... | location scout |
| Thomas Lauterkorn | ... | location scout |
| Petra Ringleb | ... | location scout |
| Jürgen Schwämmle | ... | location scout |
| Mathias Braun | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Marion Gerhardt | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Sören von der Heyde | ... | location scout: Saxony (uncredited) |
| Felix Witte | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
| Gernot Zeglien | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ramiro Belgardt | ... | music editor |
| Becky Bentham | ... | historical music consultant |
| Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin | ... | musicians: choir |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
| Donald T. Foster | ... | musician: clarinet solos (as Don Foster) |
| Randy Kerber | ... | musician: piano solos |
| Tobias Lehmann | ... | engineer: Teldex Studio, Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin |
| Doris Lütz | ... | music assistant: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin (as Doriz Lutz) |
| Rebecca Morellato | ... | music production executive |
| Shawn Murphy | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Vincent Oppido | ... | music preparation |
| Jessica Pearlman | ... | musician: oboe solos |
| Nic Raine | ... | arranger: historical music |
| Peter Reil | ... | music tutor: bandonika |
| Jeanne E. Skrocki | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Graham Sutton | ... | preview music editor |
| Vincenz Weissenburger | ... | choir master: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin |
| Robert Wolff | ... | scoring editor |
| Nico Abondolo | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Mark Adams | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Eun-Mee Ahn | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Allison Allport | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Andrew Bain | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Steve Becknell | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rob Brophy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tom Brown | ... | music copyist (uncredited) |
| Roberto Cani | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ted Caplan | ... | temp music editor (uncredited) |
| Thomas Cavanaugh | ... | music business & legal affairs (uncredited) |
| Gloria Cheng | ... | musician: celeste (uncredited) |
| Johnny Choi | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
| Heather Clark | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Stuart Clark | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Tony Cooke | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Rose Corrigan | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Danielle Diego | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
| Thomas Diener | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Andrew Duckles | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Alan Estes | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Nina Evtuhov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Alma L. Fernandez | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Marlo Fisher | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Matt Franko | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Lorenz Gamma | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ellen Ginsburg | ... | music clearance (uncredited) |
| Daniel Gold | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Mark Graham | ... | head of music preparation (uncredited) |
| Jessica Guideri | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dylan S. Hart | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Tamara Hatwan | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Hedman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Amy Hershberger | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dan Higgins | ... | musician: saxophone (uncredited) |
| Jim Hoffman | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Gregory Jamrok | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Maia Jasper | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Roland Kato | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Daniel Kelley | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Jenny Kim | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Aimie Kreston | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Ana Landauer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Landauer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Phillip Levy | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Lora'nd Lokustza | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Loo | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Shawn Mann | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Serena McKinney | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Victoria Miskolczy | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Helen Nightengale | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Grace Oh | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jenni Olson | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Joel Pargman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Alyssa Park | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sara Parkins | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Victor Pesavento | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Katia Popov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Joshua Ranz | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Rafael Rishik | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marni Sanders | ... | copyist (uncredited) |
| Marc Sazer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Andrew Shulman | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Linnea Snyder | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| David Stal | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Tereza Stanislav | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Alan Steinberger | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
| Lisa M. Sutton | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Cecilia Tsan | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Joann Turovsky | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Michael Valerio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Shalini Vijayan | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Irina Voloshina | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Walther | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Lara Wickes | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Roger Wilkie | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Don Williams | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| John Williams | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
| Ralph Williams | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Rodney Wirtz | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Phillip Yao | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Zimmerman | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Gina Zimmitti | ... | music contractor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Liz Elizabeth West | ... | script supervisor (as Elizabeth West) |
| Zoe Simijonovic | ... | additional script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Marcel Ahrens | ... | production driver |
| John Andrews | ... | facilities |
| Stephan Arendt | ... | unit move coordinator |
| Jan Bludau | ... | cast driver |
| Raymond Bommel Schulz | ... | production driver (as Raymond 'Bommel; Schulz) |
| Claus Brennecke | ... | production driver |
| Heiko Daugau | ... | head of department facilities |
| Timo Dobbert | ... | cast driver |
| Sascha Graetz | ... | production driver |
| Andreas Grasshoff | ... | transportation captain |
| Frank Gust | ... | production driver |
| Sven Jorden | ... | driver's captain |
| Alexander Lambriev | ... | picture vehicle coordinator |
| Malte Mann | ... | production driver |
| Dirk Niemeyer | ... | production driver |
| Timo Nonnenbroich | ... | production driver |
| Peter Schinlauer | ... | production driver |
| Daniela Tansey | ... | production driver |
| Tim Zerneke | ... | production driver |
| René Zeuner | ... | cast driver |
| Wassili Zygouris | ... | train coordinator |
| Marcel Ahrens | ... | personal driver: Mr. Zusak (uncredited) |
| Jan Bludau | ... | personal driver: Mr. Rush (uncredited) |
| John Kalus | ... | additional set decoration driver (uncredited) |
| Daniel Sandberg | ... | assistant picture vehicle coordinator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Louma Bachrach | ... | assistant set production assistant |
| Barbara Berkery | ... | head dialect coach |
| Anne Betkierowicz | ... | accommodations & travel coordinator |
| Heiner Borger | ... | pilot: aerial unit |
| Bettina Brenner | ... | production accountant |
| Nils Brillat | ... | set production assistant |
| Elspeth Brodie | ... | dialect coach |
| Matt Curtis | ... | main and end titles |
| Joachim Dumkow | ... | set medic (as Joachim 'Joe' Dumkow) |
| Tina Ellis | ... | post production assistant accountant |
| Kelly Erickson | ... | feature coordinator: 20th century fox |
| Katrin Eser | ... | production assistant |
| Lucia Foster Found | ... | aerial operations coordinator: aerial unit |
| David Francis | ... | safety coordinator: aerial unit |
| Annett Franz | ... | children's chaperone |
| Ursula Gaida | ... | payroll accountant |
| Paul B. Gibbs | ... | financial controller (as Paul Gibbs) |
| Tarn Harper | ... | post production accountant |
| Christian Hartmann | ... | historical and military advisor (as Dr. Christian Hartmann) |
| Daniel Heale | ... | marketing agency executive |
| Kilian Hebold | ... | key set production assistant |
| Philipp Heintze | ... | set production assistant |
| Katja Hoerstmann | ... | business affairs: Studio Babelsberg |
| Geraint Jones | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Eral Kalender | ... | production assistant |
| Frederike Karsch | ... | assistant set production assistant |
| Jessie Kerry | ... | production assistant |
| Mun Ju Kim | ... | assistant accountant |
| Anna Klausing | ... | production secretary |
| Moritz Kolf | ... | set production assistant |
| Sebastian Luck | ... | set production assistant |
| Caroline MacVicar | ... | assistant to producers |
| Stacy Mann | ... | unit publicist |
| John Marzano | ... | eclipse technician: aerial unit |
| Jens Matthiaschk | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jill McCullough | ... | dialect coach: adr |
| Margaret Metz | ... | cashier |
| Laura Milosch | ... | assistant to producers |
| Les Peter | ... | calligrapher |
| Author Queries | ... | production assistant |
| Carolina Ronzino | ... | set production assistant |
| Siegrid Schmidt | ... | assistant accountant |
| Andy Stephens | ... | aerial operations manager: aerial unit |
| Christina Syring | ... | production coordinator |
| Bernadette Tanchauco | ... | Estimating Executive |
| Sam Vester | ... | production assistant |
| Jeronimo Wald | ... | set manager |
| Florian Weißhuhn | ... | assistant set manager (as Florian Weisshuhn) |
| Katharina Würthner | ... | assistant: Geoffrey Rush |
| Fabienne Zaumseil | ... | production assistant |
| Tyler Atkinson | ... | digital distribution (uncredited) |
| Markus Bensch | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
| Matthew Brown | ... | crowd marshall: Berlin (uncredited) |
| Gero Brugmann | ... | legal counsel: Studio Babelsberg (uncredited) |
| Patrick Dreikauss | ... | acting coach: children - German (uncredited) |
| Lucas Fabbri | ... | department assistant (uncredited) |
| Jan Filkorn | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
| Marcel Genzmer | ... | security (uncredited) |
| Julia Golembiowski | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
| Dirk Hannemann | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
| Paul Hoffmann | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
| Esther Janshen | ... | extras coordinator (uncredited) |
| Marie Laubsch | ... | assistant to co-producer (uncredited) |
| Andreas Pense | ... | legal counsel: Studio Babelsberg (uncredited) |
| Nadine Peschel | ... | stand-in: Ms. Watson (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Guy Smith | ... | voice (uncredited) |
| Levy Spéder | ... | set runner (uncredited) |
| Lesley Wise | ... | legal & business affairs: Ingenious Media (uncredited) |
| Semjon Wolf | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Sonja B. Zimmer | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Sadie Grace Adrid | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Krista Wall | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
- Sunswept Entertainment
- TSG Entertainment (made in association with)
- The Blair Partnership (made in association with)
- Studio Babelsberg (in association with)
- Ingenious Media (produced in association with)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (2013) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2013) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (2014) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox CIS (2014) (Belarus) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox CIS (2014) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox CIS (2014) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Big Picture 2 Films (2014) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- CinemArt (2014) (Czechia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- InterCom (2014) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2014) (Greece) (theatrical)
- SF Film Finland (2014) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2014) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. F.E. (2014) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2014) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Odeon (2014) (Greece) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
- Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
Special Effects
- Nefzer Babelsberg GmbH (special effects)
- Snow Business (snow effects)
- RISE Visual Effects Studios (visual effects and animation)
- ReelEye Company (special effect contact lenses)
Other Companies
- 4K London (digital imaging services)
- ARRI Rental (cranes and dollies)
- Agentur Filmgesichter (extras casting)
- Alexa (captured with)
- Angels the Costumiers (costumes)
- Architektur-Modelle-Hennig - Hennig-Filmbauten (set decoration: Görlitz)
- BASIS BERLIN Postproduktion (adr recorded at)
- Car Motion Service (car rental)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Codex (digital recording equipment)
- Datasat Digital Sound (acknowledgement)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (prints)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (funding: EUR 2, 900, 000)
- Dolby (in selected theatres)
- FTA Film und Theaterausstattung (set decoration)
- Filmfahrzeuge- & Setbetreuung Christian Schulz (vehicles)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (funding: EUR 400,000)
- Flying Pictures (aerial filming)
- Fraenkische Filmmanufaktur (cameras)
- Framepool (stock footage)
- Goldcrest Post Production London (adr recorded at)
- Hahn-Grafix (graphic art)
- HireWorks (AVID hire)
- HireWorks (cutting rooms)
- Hollywood Studio Symphony (music performed by)
- Hurwitz Creative (electronic press kit)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- JoAnn Kane Music Service (music preparation)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Kostüm und Requisiten Fundus Studio Babelsberg (costume rental)
- Leica Camera (camera lenses)
- Leitz Cine (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
- Lufthansa City Center Tour Atlantica Reisen & Touristik (travel agency)
- Mecon Media Concept (extras payroll)
- Media-Sue (blocks)
- Medical Movie Service (ambulance car)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (funding: EUR 450,000)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (funding: EUR 250,000)
- Neels Mobil (caravans)
- Nickern GbR Grötzsch & Hofmann (logistics)
- Nila - Service Rund Ums Wohnen (production services)
- On the Movie (trailers and drivers)
- Patin-A (costume supplies)
- Pictorvision (Eclipse aerial camera system)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Scallywag Travel (travel agent)
- Shepperton Studios (foley recorded at)
- Sixt (production vehicles)
- Sony Classical (soundtrack)
- Sound 24 (sound design and post-production)
- Soundfirm (additional adr stages)
- Soundtrack New York (additional adr stages)
- Star's Dinner Express (catering)
- Stoffwerke Marion Herdle (decorations)
- Sturm Handels GmbH Kostümverleih (military props)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate)
- Teldex Studio Berlin (music recording studio: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin)
- The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios (music recorded and mixed at)
- The Post Republic (adr recorded at)
- Theaterkunst (costume rental)
- Twentieth Century Fox (funding)
- Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, Hollywood (post-production facilities)
- Vox Barbarae (head dialect coach)
- Way to Blue (digital marketing and strategy agency)
- Wellenstein Zeitgenössische Kostüme (costume rental)
- Zasa Lights (balloon lights)
- movie vehicles Sven Fielitz (vehicles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, "The Gravediggers Handbook", which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. Liesel is delivered to a foster family in a small town and later she learns that her mother left her because she is a communist. Her foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, is a rude but caring woman and her foster father, Hans Hubermann, is a simple kind-hearted man. Liesel befriends her next door neighbor, the boy Rudy Steiner, and they go together to the school. When Hans discovers that Liesel cannot read, he teaches her using her book and Liesel becomes an obsessed reader. During a Nazi speech where the locals are forced to burn books in a bonfire, Liesel recovers one book for her and the Mayor's wife Ilsa Hermann witnesses her action. Meanwhile Hans hides the Jewish Max Vandenburg, who is the son of a deceased friend that saved his life in the war, in the basement of his house and Liesel becomes his friend. One day, Rosa asks Liesel to deliver laundry to the Mayor and Ilsa invites Liesel to go to her library and tells that she can visit her to read whenever she wants. But in times of war there are many threats and the lives of Liesel, her family and friends will never be the same. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Box Office
| Budget | $19,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $76,586,316 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of the books that Liesel read to Max when he was sick is actually the novel "The Book Thief", namely the sentence: "what came to her then was the dustiness of the floor, the feeling that her clothes were more next to her than on her, and the sudden realization that this would all be for nothing". See more » |
| Goofs | While in the basement, Hans comments that the snowman will not melt because "it's freezing down here," yet no character's breath can be seen in the air, despite the fact that all are breathing heavily. The visibility of breath in the cold is determined by not only the temperature, but also the relative humidity, so it is possible for it to be cold without the characters' breath showing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode dated 23 August 2013 (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49 No. 4 See more » |
| Quotes |
[from trailer]
Max Vandenburg: If your eyes could speak, what would they say? See more » |