Directed by:
Brian PercivalScreenplay:
Michael PetroniCinematography:
Florian BallhausComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Nico Liersch, Ben Schnetzer, Joachim Paul Assböck, Carina N. Wiese, Kirsten Block, Georg Tryphon (more)Plots(1)
Based on the beloved best-selling book comes this profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding in the family’s home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival. (20th Century Fox AU)
(more)Cast
Sophie Nélisse
Canada
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
Geoffrey Rush
Australia
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
The King's Speech (2010)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Nico Liersch
Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Kokowääh 2 (2013)
Afrika ruft nach dir (2012) (TV movie)
Ben Schnetzer
USA
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Pride (2014)
Snowden (2016)
Joachim Paul Assböck
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Pianist (2002)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Carina N. Wiese
East Germany
Best movies:
The Silent Revolution (2018)
The Book Thief (2013)
Phantom Pain (2009)
Kirsten Block
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)
The Book Thief (2013)
Georg Tryphon
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Book Thief (2013)
Rafael Gareisen
Austria
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
The Book Thief (2013)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
Roger Allam
UK
Best movies:
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) (theatrical recording)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Heike Makatsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Oliver Stokowski
West Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
The Experiment (2001)
Regular Guys (1996)
Julian Lehmann
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
The Black Room (2017)
Godehard Giese
West Germany
Best movies:
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Match (2012)
The Book Thief (2013)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
Beata Lehmann
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The Book Thief (2013)
The House of Magic (2013)
Stephanie Stremler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Cakemaker (2017)
The Book Thief (2013)
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
Gotthard Lange
West Germany
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
The Book Thief (2013)
Three (2010)
Hildegard Schroedter
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Reader (2008)