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.
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
Crew
Brian Percival
Director
Michael Petroni
Writer
Markus Zusak
Novel
John Wilson
Editor
Jeffery L. Parks
Online Editor
Florian Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Adam Dale
Aerial Director of Photography, Helicopter Camera
Paul Ensby
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Phil Booth
First Assistant Director
Ralph Eisenmann
First Assistant Director
Tom Rye
Second Assistant Director
Lisa Hauss
Second Second Assistant Director
Raymond Boy
Storyboard Artist
Christina Syring
Production Coordinator
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Karen Rosenfelt
Producer
Ken Blancato
Producer
Eral Kalender
Production Assistant
Jessie Kerry
Production Assistant
Katrin Eser
Production Assistant
Fabienne Zaumseil
Production Assistant
Sam Vester
Production Assistant
Simon Elliott
Production Design
Florian Emmerich
"A" Camera Operator
Peter Byrne
First Assistant "A" Camera
Abigail Catto
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Nicolay Gutscher
"B" Camera Operator
Karim Rahmani
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jan Grunwald
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Vicky Heienbrok
Camera Trainee
Jeanette Haley
Post Production Supervisor
Clare Harlow
Casting Assistant
Alexandra Montag
Casting Assistant
Kate Dowd
Casting
Simone Bär
Casting
Christin Geigemüller
Extras Casting Assistant
Patrick Winkler
Extras Casting Assistant
Sonja Greif
Set Costumer
Natascha Gotowtschikow
Set Costumer
Theresa Anna Luther
Set Costumer
Maja Meschede
Assistant Costume Designer
Markus Ernst
Costume Supervisor
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
Costume Supervisor
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Dorothée Bach
Costume Assistant
Nana Seemann
Costumer
Emma Rees
Costumer
Nannette Schwarz
Costumer
Julia Schädle
Costumer
Jan Dieckmann
Textile Artist
Gillian Wood
Textile Artist
Fae Hammond
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Rachael Speke
Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist
Pamela Grujic
Makeup Department Head
Susanne Kasper
Makeup Artist
Marika Knappe
Makeup Artist
Johannes Maria Laboga
Art Department Assistant
Martin Berg
Art Department Assistant
James Gemmill
Scenic Artist
Russell Oxley
Scenic Artist
Bill Crutcher
Supervising Art Director
Lisa McDiarmid
Standby Art Director
Esther Schreiner
Assistant Art Director
Iris Paschedag
Assistant Art Director
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Eilam Hoffman
Sound Effects Editor
Danny Freemantle
Sound Effects Editor
Nick Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Niv Adiri
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Manfred Banach
Production Sound Mixer
Ryan Cole
Sound Recordist
Helen McGovern
Boom Operator
Dirk Schäfer
Boom Operator
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Peter Hanson
Foley Editor
Glen Gathard
Foley Recordist
Nina Hartstone
Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor
Peter Gleaves
ADR Recordist
André Stiebe
ADR Recordist
Alessandro Mongardini
ADR Recordist
Dominik Avenwedde
ADR Recordist
Lora Tucci
ADR Recordist
Mike Tehrani
ADR Recordist
Bernhard Köpke
ADR Recordist
Hinrich Peters
Lighting Technician
Rene Barthel
Special Effects Technician
Andreas Schiller
Special Effects Technician
Klaus Mielich
Special Effects Coordinator
Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Weber
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kerstin Kensy
Visual Effects Producer
Andreas Giesen
Visual Effects Technical Director
Andreas Bundenthal
Visual Effects Technical Director
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Andreas Grasshoff
Transportation Captain
Bettina Brenner
Production Accountant
Geraint Jones
First Assistant Accountant
Björn Kähler
3D Artist
Alexander Schumann
3D Artist
Bernhard Esperester
3D Artist
Paul Apted
Dialogue Editor
Gillian Dodders
Dialogue Editor
Emilie O'Connor
Dialogue Editor
R.J. Kizer
Dialogue Editor
Barbara Berkery
Dialect Coach
Elspeth Brodie
Dialect Coach
Mathias Beier
Rigging Gaffer
Andreas Wiget
Matte Painter
Dominik Reindl
Set Painter
Eva-Maria Müller
Painter
Mark Rosinski
Set Decoration
Tonja Schürmann
Assistant Set Decoration
Nane Cornelius
Set Decoration Buyer
Bülent Akgün
Set Dresser
Sandra Wortmann
Set Dresser
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Katja Fischer
Set Designer
Uwe Schaer
Construction Manager
Jules Heath
Still Photographer
Oliver Hohn
Compositing Lead
Rayk Schroeder
Compositing Lead
Elizabeth West
Script Supervisor
Sebastian Lindner
Electrician
Maximilian Linus Dreusch
Electrician
Thijs Wagelaar
Electrician
Stephan Große
Electrician
Thorsten Kosselek
Best Boy Electric
Helko Klünder
Standby Carpenter
Sebastian Luck
Set Production Assistant
Moritz Kolf
Set Production Assistant
Carolina Ronzino
Set Production Assistant
Philipp Heintze
Set Production Assistant
Nils Brillat
Set Production Assistant
Michael Herbell
Location Manager
Lucia Foster Found
Aerial Coordinator
Antje Rau
Stunt Coordinator
Axel Kahnt
Property Master
Björn Holzhausen
Assistant Property Master
Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
Translator
Benjamin Anton
Best Boy Grip
Heiner Borger
Pilot
Jaime Leonard
Digital Intermediate Editor
Sascha Dhillon
Associate Editor
Laura Bach
Draughtsman
Florian Prinz
Key Grip
Arne Müller
Grip
Camilo Sottolichio
Grip
Jaroslav Spana
Grip
Janosch Voss
Gaffer
Philipp Klausing
Unit Production Manager
Matt Adams
Digital Intermediate
Kim Honeyman
Digital Intermediate
Dan Carling
Digital Imaging Technician
Maximilian Link
Digital Imaging Technician
Matt Curtis
Main Title Designer
Benedikt Bothe
Unit Manager
Gabriele Klinke
Tailor
Jenny Dechene
Tailor
Angelika Kauz
Tailor
Natalie Meffert
Digital Compositor
Stacy Mann
Unit Publicist
Jens Löckmann
Art Direction
Anja Müller
Art Direction
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Anna Klausing
Production Secretary
Thorsten Scholz
Compositor
Markus Frank
Compositor
Christoph Hasche
Compositor
Jan Piccart
Compositor
Julia Kietzmann
Compositor
Konstantin Borchert
Compositor
Lonni Wong
Compositor
Petter Idestroem
Compositor
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