The Book Thief (2013)

November 8, 2013 (DE) • Drama • 131m

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.

Director

Brian Percival

Writers

Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni

Top Billed

Geoffrey Rush

Keywords

based on novel or book nazi world war ii children in wartime based on young adult novel

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Top Billed 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

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Ms. Becker

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Sandra Nedeleff

Max's Mother

Rafael Gareisen

Walter

Carl Heinz Choynski

Jürgen the Groundsman

Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer

Sebastian Hülk

Gestapo Agent

Matthias Matschke

Wolfgang

Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne

Laina Schwarz

Neighbor

Marie Burchard

Neighbor

Georg Tryphon

Neighbor

Joachim Paul Assböck

Officer

Martin Ontrop

Mr. Lehmann

Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript

Stephanie Stremler

Post Woman

Carina Wiese

Barbara Steiner

Crew

Nathaniel De'Lineadeus

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Chris Lyons

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Peter Burgis

Foley Artist

Brian Percival

Director

Karen Rosenfelt

Producer

Markus Zusak

Novel

Redmond Morris

Executive Producer

Ken Blancato

Producer

Simon Elliott

Production Design

Mark Rosinski

Set Decoration

Jens Löckmann

Art Direction

Anja Müller

Art Direction

Kate Dowd

Casting

John Williams

Original Music Composer

John Wilson

Editor

Florian Ballhaus

Director of Photography

Anna B. Sheppard

Costume Design

Michael Petroni

Writer

Michael Fissneider

Set Designer

Glenn Freemantle

Sound Designer

Markus Ernst

Costume Supervisor

Niv Adiri

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ben Barker

Sound Effects Editor

Florian Gellinger

Visual Effects Supervisor

Andreas Grasshoff

Transportation Captain

Pamela Grujic

Makeup Department Head

Helen McGovern

Boom Operator

Kerstin Kensy

Visual Effects Producer

Dirk Schäfer

Boom Operator

Jonathan Weber

Visual Effects Supervisor

Esther Schreiner

Assistant Art Director

Klaus Mielich

Special Effects Coordinator

Sonja Greif

Set Costumer

Katja Fischer

Set Designer

Simone Bär

Casting

Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez

Costume Supervisor

Eilam Hoffman

Sound Effects Editor

Ramiro Belgardt

Music Editor

Danny Freemantle

Sound Effects Editor

Glenn Freemantle

Supervising Sound Editor

Natascha Gotowtschikow

Set Costumer

Elizabeth West

Script Supervisor

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Antje Rau

Stunt Coordinator

Jeanette Haley

Post Production Supervisor

Barbara Berkery

Dialect Coach

Alex Rouse

Wigmaker

James Gemmill

Scenic Artist

Theresa Anna Luther

Set Costumer

Janosch Voss

Gaffer

Adam Dale

Helicopter Camera

Michael Herbell

Location Manager

Russell Oxley

Scenic Artist

Jules Heath

Still Photographer

Elspeth Brodie

Dialect Coach

Thorsten Kosselek

Best Boy Electric

Stacy Mann

Unit Publicist

Axel Kahnt

Property Master

Bill Crutcher

Supervising Art Director

Paul Apted

Dialogue Editor

Gillian Dodders

Dialogue Editor

Emilie O'Connor

Dialogue Editor

R.J. Kizer

Dialogue Editor

Rachael Speke

Key Hair Stylist

Nana Seemann

Costumer

Paul Ensby

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Laura Bach

Draughtsman

Bülent Akgün

Set Dresser

Sebastian Lindner

Electrician

Lisa Hauss

Second Second Assistant Director

Johannes Maria Laboga

Art Department Assistant

Lisa McDiarmid

Standby Art Director

Karim Rahmani

First Assistant "B" Camera

Mathias Beier

Rigging Gaffer

Jaime Leonard

Digital Intermediate Editor

Glen Gathard

Foley Recordist

Maximilian Linus Dreusch

Electrician

Peter Byrne

First Assistant "A" Camera

Arne Müller

Grip

Emma Rees

Costumer

Thijs Wagelaar

Electrician

Jan Grunwald

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Gabriele Klinke

Tailor

Björn Kähler

3D Artist

Martin Berg

Art Department Assistant

Eva-Maria Müller

Painter

Florian Emmerich

"A" Camera Operator

Tom Rye

Second Assistant Director

Florian Prinz

Key Grip

Nannette Schwarz

Costumer

Peter Gleaves

ADR Recordist

Peter Hanson

Foley Editor

Ryan Cole

Sound Recordist

Uli Nefzer

Special Effects Supervisor

Susanne Kasper

Makeup Artist

Phil Booth

First Assistant Director

Björn Holzhausen

Assistant Property Master

Nane Cornelius

Set Decoration Buyer

Raymond Boy

Storyboard Artist

Dan Carling

Digital Imaging Technician

Stephan Große

Electrician

Hinrich Peters

Lighting Technician

Fae Hammond

Hair Designer

Fae Hammond

Makeup Designer

Benjamin Anton

Best Boy Grip

Vicky Heienbrok

Camera Trainee

Matt Adams

Digital Intermediate

André Stiebe

ADR Recordist

Nick Freemantle

Assistant Sound Editor

Rene Barthel

Special Effects Technician

Thorsten Scholz

Compositor

Ralph Eisenmann

First Assistant Director

Uwe Schaer

Construction Manager

Dominik Reindl

Set Painter

Maximilian Link

Digital Imaging Technician

Jeffery L. Parks

Online Editor

Alessandro Mongardini

ADR Recordist

Nicolay Gutscher

"B" Camera Operator

Dorothée Bach

Costume Assistant

Jenny Dechene

Tailor

Tonja Schurmann

Assistant Set Decoration

Jan Dieckmann

Textile Artist

Christin Geigemüller

Extras Casting Assistant

Marika Knappe

Makeup Artist

Iris Paschedag

Assistant Art Director

Sandra Wortmann

Set Dresser

Helko Klünder

Standby Carpenter

Camilo Sottolichio

Grip

Angelika Kauz

Tailor

Daryl Bristow

Wardrobe Supervisor

Clare Harlow

Casting Assistant

Dominik Avenwedde

ADR Recordist

Manfred Banach

Production Sound Mixer

Rachael Speke

Key Makeup Artist

Jaroslav Spana

Grip

Oliver Hohn

Compositing Lead

Heiner Borger

Pilot

Eral Kalender

Production Assistant

Lora Tucci

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising ADR Editor

Jessie Kerry

Production Assistant

Katrin Eser

Production Assistant

Julia Schädle

Costumer

Gillian Wood

Textile Artist

Alexandra Montag

Casting Assistant

Kim Honeyman

Digital Intermediate

Alexander Schumann

3D Artist

Markus Frank

Compositor

Christoph Hasche

Compositor

Sebastian Luck

Set Production Assistant

Philipp Klausing

Unit Production Manager

Maja Meschede

Assistant Costume Designer

Patrick Winkler

Extras Casting Assistant

Mike Tehrani

ADR Recordist

Nina Hartstone

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Jan Piccart

Compositor

Andreas Giesen

Visual Effects Technical Director

Bettina Brenner

Production Accountant

Benedikt Bothe

Unit Manager

Adam Dale

Aerial Director of Photography

Abigail Catto

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Bernhard Esperester

3D Artist

Julia Kietzmann

Compositor

Moritz Kolf

Set Production Assistant

Carolina Ronzino

Set Production Assistant

Konstantin Borchert

Compositor

Rayk Schroeder

Compositing Lead

Matt Curtis

Main Title Designer

Fabienne Zaumseil

Production Assistant

Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza

Translator

Lonni Wong

Compositor

Lucia Foster Found

Aerial Coordinator

Andreas Schiller

Special Effects Technician

Sam Vester

Production Assistant

Andreas Bundenthal

Visual Effects Technical Director

Anna Klausing

Production Secretary

Sascha Dhillon

Associate Editor

Bernhard Köpke

ADR Recordist

Petter Idestroem

Compositor

Andreas Wiget

Matte Painter

Christina Syring

Production Coordinator

Philipp Heintze

Set Production Assistant

Geraint Jones

First Assistant Accountant

Nils Brillat

Set Production Assistant

Natalie Meffert

Digital Compositor

Reviews

Gimly

⭐ 3/10

May 19, 2020

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just… read the rest.