"Courage beyond words."

2013

2h 11m

7.5(4483 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

35 members

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Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

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Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

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Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

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Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

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Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

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Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

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Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

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Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

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Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

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Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

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Rainer Reiners

Priest

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Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

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Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

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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

Ms. Becker

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Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

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Sandra Nedeleff

Max's Mother

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Rafael Gareisen

Walter

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Carl Heinz Choynski

Jürgen the Groundsman

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Mike Maas

Rolf Fischer

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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

Mr. Lehmann

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Jan Andres

Fellow Conscript

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Stephanie Stremler

Post Woman

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Carina Wiese

Barbara Steiner

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