Directed by:
Brian PercivalScreenplay:
Michael PetroniCinematography:
Florian BallhausComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Nico Liersch, Ben Schnetzer, Joachim Paul Assböck, Carina N. Wiese, Kirsten Block, Georg Tryphon (more)Plots(1)
Based on the beloved best-selling book comes this profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding in the family’s home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival. (20th Century Fox AU)
(more)Cast
![Marie Burchard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/785/168785801_ypw3ls.jpg)
Marie Burchard
West Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Klassentreffen 1.0 - Die unglaubliche Reise der Silberrücken (2018)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Barbara Auer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/787/168787296_9nuofh.jpg)
Barbara Auer
West Germany
Best movies:
Herzlich willkommen (1990)
The Book Thief (2013)
Grzimek (2015) (TV movie)
Martin Ontrop
West Germany
Best movies:
Munich (2005)
The Book Thief (2013)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Rainer Reiners](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343844_7d33c5.jpg)
Rainer Reiners
West Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Never Look Away (2018)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Mike Maas
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Vicky the Viking (2009)
Wolves of Berlin (2009) (series)
![Sandra Nedeleff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/105/161105914_29b0c3.jpg)
Sandra Nedeleff
West Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
What to Do in Case of Fire (2001)
Dresden (2006) (TV movie)
Robert Beyer
East Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
The Ogre (1996)
Pinocchio (2013) (TV movie)
![Levin Liam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/777/160777848_7d0667.jpg)
Levin Liam
Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Wolf Children (2013)
Beethoven (2020) (TV movie)
![Carl Heinz Choynski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/647/160647641_57b913.jpg)
Carl Heinz Choynski
USA
Best movies:
The Silent Revolution (2018)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
The Book Thief (2013)
![Jan Andres](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/692/160692647_1d8576.jpg)
Jan Andres
West Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Lola and Billy the Kid (1999)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Nozomi Linus Kaisar
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Robin Hood und ich (2013) (TV movie)
![Ludger Bökelmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/259/162259541_78f8ad.jpg)
Ludger Bökelmann
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Im Namen meines Sohnes (2015) (TV movie)
Sixty Minutes (2024)
Laina Schwarz
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Jesse Owens (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Ace of Aces (1982) - a.f.
The Book Thief (2013) - a.f.
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) - a.f.