The Book Thief 2013

The Book Thief is a 2013 American-German war drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse. Based on the novel of the same name by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni, the film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era. Taught to read by her kind-hearted foster father, the girl begins "borrowing" books and sharing them with the Jewish refugee being sheltered by her foster parents in their home. The film features a musical score by Oscar-winning composer John Williams.

The Book Thief premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 3, 2013, and was released for general distribution in the United States on November 27, 2013. The film received mixed reviews upon its theatrical release with some reviewers praising its "fresher perspective on the war" and its focus on the "consistent thread of humanity" in the story, while other critics faulting the film's "wishful narrative". With a budget of $19 million, the film was successful at the box office, earning over $76 million.

The Book Thief received Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for its score. For her performance in the film, Sophie Nélisse won the Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award, the Satellite Newcomer Award, and the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role – Female. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVDon March 11, 2014.

Directed by	Brian Percival
Produced by	Karen Rosenfelt Ken Blancato
Screenplay by	Michael Petroni
Based on	The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak
Starring	Geoffrey Rush Emily Watson Sophie Nélisse
Narrated by	Roger Allam
Music by	John Williams
Cinematography	Florian Ballhaus
Edited by	John Wilson
Production company	Sunswept Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	October 3, 2013(Mill Valley Film Festival) November 27, 2013(United States)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States Germany
Language	English German
Budget	$19 million
Box office	$76.6 million

Cast

• Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann, Liesel's kind-hearted foster father
• Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger, the titular "book thief"
• Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann, Liesel's bad-tempered foster mother
• Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg, a Jewish refugee staying with the Hubermanns
• Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner, Liesel's best friend and love interest
• Sandra Nedeleff as Sarah
• Hildegard Schroedter as Frau Becker
• Rafael Gareisen as Walter Kugler, Max's best friend
• Gotthard Lange as the gravedigger
• Godehard Giese as the policeman on the train
• Roger Allam as Death, the film's narrator
• Oliver Stokowski as Alex Steiner, Rudy's father
• Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann, the mayor's wife
• Heike Makatsch as Liesel's mother
• Levin Liam as Franz Deutscher, bully and leader of Rudy's Hitler Youth squad
• Carina Wiese as Barbara Steiner, Rudy's mother

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