Based on the beloved best-selling book comes an "extremely moving" (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire) story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel (Sophie Ne`lisse) is adopted by a German couple (Oscar Winner Geoffrey Rush and Oscar Nominee Emily Watson). Although she arrives illiterate, Liesel is encouraged to learn to read by her adoptive father. When the couple then takes in Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding from Hitler's army, Liesel befriends him. Ultimately, words and imagination provide the friends with an escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downtown Abbey)

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The Book Thief (2013)

DVD
PG-13

War/Drama · 2h 11m · 3/11/2014

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Based on the beloved best-selling book comes an "extremely moving" (Leonard Maltin, Indiewire) story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. When her mother can no longer care for her, Liesel (Sophie Ne`lisse) is adopted by a German couple (Oscar Winner Geoffrey Rush and Oscar Nominee Emily Watson). Although she arrives illiterate, Liesel is encouraged to learn to read by her adoptive father. When the couple then takes in Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding from Hitler's army, Liesel befriends him. Ultimately, words and imagination provide the friends with an escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downtown Abbey)

Release Country

United States

Barcode

024543886587

Release Date

3/11/2014

Media Type

Movie

Video Format

NTSC

Discs

Cast
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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 N. Wiese

Barbara Steiner (as Carina Wiese)
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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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Matthias Matschke

Wolfgang
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Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne
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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

Himself (archive footage)
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Godehard Giese

Policeman on Train (uncredited)
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Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer (uncredited)
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Arnold Weglorz

Soldier Johann (uncredited)
Crew
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Brian Percival

Director
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Markus Zusak

Writer
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Michael Petroni

Writer
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The Book Thief

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3/12/2014

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Book Thief, The

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3/11/2014

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The Book Thief

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