Storyline
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.
Released
November 2013
Runtime
2h 11min
Director
Revenue
$76,586,316
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment
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
Bürgermeister Hermann
Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger
Rainer Reiners
Priest
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
Hildegard Schroedter
Frau Becker
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
Matthias Matschke
Wolfgang
Beata Lehmann
Woman with Champagne
Laina Schwarz
Neighbor
Marie Burchard
Neighbor
Georg Tryphon
Neighbor
Joachim Paul Assböck
Officer
Martin Ontrop
Herr Lehmann
Jan Andres
Fellow Conscript
Stephanie Stremler
Post Woman
Carina Wiese
Barbara Steiner
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