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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Book Thief, The (2013)

The Book Thief
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

024543886563

Release Date

3/11/2014

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  English     
  English     
  French     
  Spanish     

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

20th Century Fox

Subtitles

English
Spanish
French

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

2.40:1

Cover Type

Keep Case (Std.)

Discs

Cast
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Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin #2
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Jesse Owens

Himself (archive footage)
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Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer (uncredited)
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Kirsten Block

Frau Heinrich
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Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger
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Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner
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Godehard Giese

Policeman on Train (uncredited)
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Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant
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Sandra Nedeleff

Sarah Max's Mother
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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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Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg
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Carl Heinz Choynski

Juergen the Groundsman
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Carina N. Wiese

Barbara Steiner (as Carina Wiese)
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Rainer Bock

Burgermeister Hermann
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Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann
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Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner
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Rainer Reiners

Priest
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Sebastian Hülk

Gestapo Agent
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Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann
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Beata Lehmann

Woman with Champagne
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Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)
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Laina Schwarz

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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Matthias Matschke

Wolfgang
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Hildegard Schroedter

Frau Becker
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Stephanie Stremler

Post Woman
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Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie
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Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin #1
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Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript
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Marie Burchard

Neighbor
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Rafael Gareisen

Walter Nazi Soldier
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Arnold Weglorz

Soldier Johann (uncredited)
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Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann
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Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher
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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Ken Blancato

Producer
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Karen Rosenfelt

Producer
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Florian Ballhaus

Cinematograpy
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John Wilson

Editor
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John Williams

Music
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(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

3/12/2014

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(Blu-ray)

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The Book Thief

(DVD)

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