The Book Thief

7.5
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 131 min
  • Premiere: 2013. November 8.

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.

Discover

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

Bürgermeister Hermann

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Kirsten Block

Frau 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

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Sandra Nedeleff

Max's Mother

Rafael Gareisen

Walter, Nazi Soldier

Carl Heinz Choynski

Jürgen the Groundsman

Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer

Sebastian Hülk

Gestapo Agent

Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne

Laina Schwarz

Neighbor

Marie Burchard

Neighbor

Georg Tryphon

Neighbor

Martin Ontrop

Herr Lehmann

Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript

Carina Wiese

Barbara Steiner

Art

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Mark Rosinski

Set Decoration

Jens Löckmann

Art Direction

Anja Müller

Art Direction

Michael Fissneider

Set Designer

Esther Schreiner

Assistant Art Director

Katja Fischer

Set Designer

Axel Kahnt

Property Master

Bill Crutcher

Supervising Art Director

Laura Bach

Draughtsman

Bülent Akgün

Set Dresser

Johannes Maria Laboga

Art Department Assistant

Lisa McDiarmid

Standby Art Director

Martin Berg

Art Department Assistant

Björn Holzhausen

Assistant Property Master

Nane Cornelius

Set Decoration Buyer

Raymond Boy

Storyboard Artist

Uwe Schaer

Construction Manager

Dominik Reindl

Set Painter

Tonja Schürmann

Assistant Set Decoration

Jan Dieckmann

Textile Artist

Iris Paschedag

Assistant Art Director

Sandra Wortmann

Set Dresser

Helko Klünder

Standby Carpenter

Gillian Wood

Textile Artist

Matt Curtis

Main Title Designer

Camera

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Adam Dale

Helicopter Camera

Jules Heath

Still Photographer

Karim Rahmani

First Assistant "B" Camera

Peter Byrne

First Assistant "A" Camera

Jan Grunwald

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Florian Emmerich

"A" Camera Operator

Florian Prinz

Key Grip

Dan Carling

Digital Imaging Technician

Benjamin Anton

Best Boy Grip

Vicky Heienbrok

Camera Trainee

Maximilian Link

Digital Imaging Technician

Nicolay Gutscher

"B" Camera Operator

Adam Dale

Aerial Director of Photography

Abigail Catto

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Nathaniel De'Lineadeus

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design

Markus Ernst

Costume Supervisor

Pamela Grujic

Makeup Department Head

Sonja Greif

Set Costumer

Alex Rouse

Wigmaker

Theresa Anna Luther

Set Costumer

Rachael Speke

Key Hair Stylist

Nana Seemann

Costumer

Emma Rees

Costumer

Susanne Kasper

Makeup Artist

Fae Hammond

Hair Designer

Fae Hammond

Makeup Designer

Dorothée Bach

Costume Assistant

Marika Knappe

Makeup Artist

Daryl Bristow

Wardrobe Supervisor

Rachael Speke

Key Makeup Artist

Julia Schädle

Costumer

Maja Meschede

Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

Andreas Grasshoff

Transportation Captain

Klaus Mielich

Special Effects Coordinator

Antje Rau

Stunt Coordinator

Jeanette Haley

Post Production Supervisor

Barbara Berkery

Dialect Coach

James Gemmill

Scenic Artist

Russell Oxley

Scenic Artist

Elspeth Brodie

Dialect Coach

Stacy Mann

Unit Publicist

Rene Barthel

Special Effects Technician

Thorsten Scholz

Compositor

Markus Frank

Compositor

Christoph Hasche

Compositor

Sebastian Luck

Set Production Assistant

Jan Piccart

Compositor

Julia Kietzmann

Compositor

Moritz Kolf

Set Production Assistant

Carolina Ronzino

Set Production Assistant

Lonni Wong

Compositor

Lucia Foster Found

Aerial Coordinator

Andreas Schiller

Special Effects Technician

Petter Idestroem

Compositor

Philipp Heintze

Set Production Assistant

Nils Brillat

Set Production Assistant

Directing

Brian Percival

Director

Elizabeth West

Script Supervisor

Lisa Hauss

Second Second Assistant Director

Tom Rye

Second Assistant Director

Phil Booth

First Assistant Director

Ralph Eisenmann

First Assistant Director

Editing

John Wilson

Editor

Paul Ensby

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Jaime Leonard

Digital Intermediate Editor

Matt Adams

Digital Intermediate

Jeffery L. Parks

Online Editor

Kim Honeyman

Digital Intermediate

Sascha Dhillon

Associate Editor

Lighting

Thorsten Kosselek

Best Boy Electric

Sebastian Lindner

Electrician

Mathias Beier

Rigging Gaffer

Thijs Wagelaar

Electrician

Stephan Große

Electrician

Hinrich Peters

Lighting Technician

Production

Redmond Morris

Executive Producer

Ken Blancato

Producer

Kate Dowd

Casting

Simone Bär

Casting

Michael Herbell

Location Manager

Christin Geigemüller

Extras Casting Assistant

Clare Harlow

Casting Assistant

Eral Kalender

Production Assistant

Jessie Kerry

Production Assistant

Katrin Eser

Production Assistant

Alexandra Montag

Casting Assistant

Philipp Klausing

Unit Production Manager

Patrick Winkler

Extras Casting Assistant

Bettina Brenner

Production Accountant

Benedikt Bothe

Unit Manager

Fabienne Zaumseil

Production Assistant

Sam Vester

Production Assistant

Anna Klausing

Production Secretary

Christina Syring

Production Coordinator

Geraint Jones

First Assistant Accountant

Sound

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Glenn Freemantle

Sound Designer

Niv Adiri

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben Barker

Sound Effects Editor

Helen McGovern

Boom Operator

Dirk Schäfer

Boom Operator

Eilam Hoffman

Sound Effects Editor

Ramiro Belgardt

Music Editor

Danny Freemantle

Sound Effects Editor

Glenn Freemantle

Supervising Sound Editor

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Apted

Dialogue Editor

Gillian Dodders

Dialogue Editor

Emilie O'Connor

Dialogue Editor

R.J. Kizer

Dialogue Editor

Glen Gathard

Foley Recordist

Peter Gleaves

ADR Recordist

Peter Hanson

Foley Editor

Ryan Cole

Sound Recordist

André Stiebe

ADR Recordist

Nick Freemantle

Assistant Sound Editor

Alessandro Mongardini

ADR Recordist

Dominik Avenwedde

ADR Recordist

Manfred Banach

Production Sound Mixer

Lora Tucci

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising ADR Editor

Mike Tehrani

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Bernhard Köpke

ADR Recordist

Writing

Art

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Mark Rosinski

Set Decoration

Jens Löckmann

Art Direction

Anja Müller

Art Direction

Michael Fissneider

Set Designer

Esther Schreiner

Assistant Art Director

Katja Fischer

Set Designer

Axel Kahnt

Property Master

Bill Crutcher

Supervising Art Director

Laura Bach

Draughtsman

Bülent Akgün

Set Dresser

Johannes Maria Laboga

Art Department Assistant

Lisa McDiarmid

Standby Art Director

Martin Berg

Art Department Assistant

Björn Holzhausen

Assistant Property Master

Nane Cornelius

Set Decoration Buyer

Raymond Boy

Storyboard Artist

Uwe Schaer

Construction Manager

Dominik Reindl

Set Painter

Tonja Schürmann

Assistant Set Decoration

Jan Dieckmann

Textile Artist

Iris Paschedag

Assistant Art Director

Sandra Wortmann

Set Dresser

Helko Klünder

Standby Carpenter

Gillian Wood

Textile Artist

Matt Curtis

Main Title Designer

Camera

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Adam Dale

Helicopter Camera

Jules Heath

Still Photographer

Karim Rahmani

First Assistant "B" Camera

Peter Byrne

First Assistant "A" Camera

Jan Grunwald

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Florian Emmerich

"A" Camera Operator

Florian Prinz

Key Grip

Dan Carling

Digital Imaging Technician

Benjamin Anton

Best Boy Grip

Vicky Heienbrok

Camera Trainee

Maximilian Link

Digital Imaging Technician

Nicolay Gutscher

"B" Camera Operator

Adam Dale

Aerial Director of Photography

Abigail Catto

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Nathaniel De'Lineadeus

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design

Markus Ernst

Costume Supervisor

Pamela Grujic

Makeup Department Head

Sonja Greif

Set Costumer

Alex Rouse

Wigmaker

Theresa Anna Luther

Set Costumer

Rachael Speke

Key Hair Stylist

Nana Seemann

Costumer

Emma Rees

Costumer

Susanne Kasper

Makeup Artist

Fae Hammond

Hair Designer

Fae Hammond

Makeup Designer

Dorothée Bach

Costume Assistant

Marika Knappe

Makeup Artist

Daryl Bristow

Wardrobe Supervisor

Rachael Speke

Key Makeup Artist

Julia Schädle

Costumer

Maja Meschede

Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

Andreas Grasshoff

Transportation Captain

Klaus Mielich

Special Effects Coordinator

Antje Rau

Stunt Coordinator

Jeanette Haley

Post Production Supervisor

Barbara Berkery

Dialect Coach

James Gemmill

Scenic Artist

Russell Oxley

Scenic Artist

Elspeth Brodie

Dialect Coach

Stacy Mann

Unit Publicist

Rene Barthel

Special Effects Technician

Thorsten Scholz

Compositor

Markus Frank

Compositor

Christoph Hasche

Compositor

Sebastian Luck

Set Production Assistant

Jan Piccart

Compositor

Julia Kietzmann

Compositor

Moritz Kolf

Set Production Assistant

Carolina Ronzino

Set Production Assistant

Lonni Wong

Compositor

Lucia Foster Found

Aerial Coordinator

Andreas Schiller

Special Effects Technician

Petter Idestroem

Compositor

Philipp Heintze

Set Production Assistant

Nils Brillat

Set Production Assistant

Directing

Brian Percival

Director

Elizabeth West

Script Supervisor

Lisa Hauss

Second Second Assistant Director

Tom Rye

Second Assistant Director

Phil Booth

First Assistant Director

Ralph Eisenmann

First Assistant Director

Editing

John Wilson

Editor

Paul Ensby

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Jaime Leonard

Digital Intermediate Editor

Matt Adams

Digital Intermediate

Jeffery L. Parks

Online Editor

Kim Honeyman

Digital Intermediate

Sascha Dhillon

Associate Editor

Lighting

Thorsten Kosselek

Best Boy Electric

Sebastian Lindner

Electrician

Mathias Beier

Rigging Gaffer

Thijs Wagelaar

Electrician

Stephan Große

Electrician

Hinrich Peters

Lighting Technician

Production

Redmond Morris

Executive Producer

Ken Blancato

Producer

Kate Dowd

Casting

Simone Bär

Casting

Michael Herbell

Location Manager

Christin Geigemüller

Extras Casting Assistant

Clare Harlow

Casting Assistant

Eral Kalender

Production Assistant

Jessie Kerry

Production Assistant

Katrin Eser

Production Assistant

Alexandra Montag

Casting Assistant

Philipp Klausing

Unit Production Manager

Patrick Winkler

Extras Casting Assistant

Bettina Brenner

Production Accountant

Benedikt Bothe

Unit Manager

Fabienne Zaumseil

Production Assistant

Sam Vester

Production Assistant

Anna Klausing

Production Secretary

Christina Syring

Production Coordinator

Geraint Jones

First Assistant Accountant

Sound

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Glenn Freemantle

Sound Designer

Niv Adiri

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben Barker

Sound Effects Editor

Helen McGovern

Boom Operator

Dirk Schäfer

Boom Operator

Eilam Hoffman

Sound Effects Editor

Ramiro Belgardt

Music Editor

Danny Freemantle

Sound Effects Editor

Glenn Freemantle

Supervising Sound Editor

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Paul Apted

Dialogue Editor

Gillian Dodders

Dialogue Editor

Emilie O'Connor

Dialogue Editor

R.J. Kizer

Dialogue Editor

Glen Gathard

Foley Recordist

Peter Gleaves

ADR Recordist

Peter Hanson

Foley Editor

Ryan Cole

Sound Recordist

André Stiebe

ADR Recordist

Nick Freemantle

Assistant Sound Editor

Alessandro Mongardini

ADR Recordist

Dominik Avenwedde

ADR Recordist

Manfred Banach

Production Sound Mixer

Lora Tucci

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising ADR Editor

Mike Tehrani

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Bernhard Köpke

ADR Recordist

Writing