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.
Language
English
Release Date
November 8, 2013
Revenue
$76,586,316
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
Show Full Crew
Directing
Brian Percival
Director
Phil Booth
First Assistant Director
Tom Rye
Second Assistant Director
Elizabeth West
Script Supervisor
Lisa Hauss
Second Second Assistant Director
Ralph Eisenmann
First Assistant Director
Production
Simone Bär
Casting
Karen Rosenfelt
Producer
Alexandra Montag
Casting Assistant
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Kate Dowd
Casting
Benedikt Bothe
Unit Manager
Philipp Klausing
Unit Production Manager
Christin Geigemüller
Extras Casting Assistant
Ken Blancato
Producer
Katrin Eser
Production Assistant
Eral Kalender
Production Assistant
Christina Syring
Production Coordinator
Anna Klausing
Production Secretary
Bettina Brenner
Production Accountant
Michael Herbell
Location Manager
Clare Harlow
Casting Assistant
Patrick Winkler
Extras Casting Assistant
Geraint Jones
First Assistant Accountant
Jessie Kerry
Production Assistant
Sam Vester
Production Assistant
Fabienne Zaumseil
Production Assistant
Writing
Sound
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Peter Gleaves
ADR Recordist
R.J. Kizer
Dialogue Editor
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Glen Gathard
Foley Recordist
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer
Niv Adiri
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gillian Dodders
Dialogue Editor
Emilie O'Connor
Dialogue Editor
Ryan Cole
Sound Recordist
Manfred Banach
Production Sound Mixer
Eilam Hoffman
Sound Effects Editor
Danny Freemantle
Sound Effects Editor
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Lora Tucci
ADR Recordist
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Peter Hanson
Foley Editor
Nina Hartstone
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Nina Hartstone
Supervising ADR Editor
Dominik Avenwedde
ADR Recordist
Mike Tehrani
ADR Recordist
Paul Apted
Dialogue Editor
Dirk Schäfer
Boom Operator
Bernhard Köpke
ADR Recordist
Nick Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Helen McGovern
Boom Operator
André Stiebe
ADR Recordist
Alessandro Mongardini
ADR Recordist
Art
Matt Curtis
Main Title Designer
Bill Crutcher
Supervising Art Director
Nane Cornelius
Set Decoration Buyer
Bülent Akgün
Set Dresser
Anja Müller
Art Direction
Mark Rosinski
Set Decoration
Raymond Boy
Storyboard Artist
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Björn Holzhausen
Assistant Property Master
Lisa McDiarmid
Standby Art Director
Simon Elliott
Production Design
Dominik Reindl
Set Painter
Jens Löckmann
Art Direction
Helko Klünder
Standby Carpenter
Laura Bach
Draughtsman
Axel Kahnt
Property Master
Uwe Schaer
Construction Manager
Iris Paschedag
Assistant Art Director
Eva-Maria Müller
Painter
Sandra Wortmann
Set Dresser
Tonja Schürmann
Assistant Set Decoration
Johannes Maria Laboga
Art Department Assistant
Martin Berg
Art Department Assistant
Jan Dieckmann
Textile Artist
Gillian Wood
Textile Artist
Esther Schreiner
Assistant Art Director
Katja Fischer
Set Designer
Editing
Paul Ensby
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Kim Honeyman
Digital Intermediate
John Wilson
Editor
Matt Adams
Digital Intermediate
Sascha Dhillon
Associate Editor
Jaime Leonard
Digital Intermediate Editor
Jeffery L. Parks
Online Editor
Camera
Florian Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Adam Dale
Helicopter Camera
Adam Dale
Aerial Director of Photography
Florian Emmerich
"A" Camera Operator
Nicolay Gutscher
"B" Camera Operator
Camilo Sottolichio
Grip
Jules Heath
Still Photographer
Abigail Catto
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jaroslav Spana
Grip
Karim Rahmani
First Assistant "B" Camera
Peter Byrne
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jan Grunwald
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Arne Müller
Grip
Dan Carling
Digital Imaging Technician
Maximilian Link
Digital Imaging Technician
Florian Prinz
Key Grip
Vicky Heienbrok
Camera Trainee
Benjamin Anton
Best Boy Grip
Costume & Make-Up
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Fae Hammond
Makeup Designer
Fae Hammond
Hair Designer
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Rachael Speke
Key Makeup Artist
Rachael Speke
Key Hair Stylist
Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Emma Rees
Costumer
Gabriele Klinke
Tailor
Maja Meschede
Assistant Costume Designer
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
Costume Supervisor
Natascha Gotowtschikow
Set Costumer
Jenny Dechene
Tailor
Marika Knappe
Makeup Artist
Sonja Greif
Set Costumer
Theresa Anna Luther
Set Costumer
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Julia Schädle
Costumer
Susanne Kasper
Makeup Artist
Dorothée Bach
Costume Assistant
Nannette Schwarz
Costumer
Nana Seemann
Costumer
Pamela Grujic
Makeup Department Head
Angelika Kauz
Tailor
Markus Ernst
Costume Supervisor
Crew
James Gemmill
Scenic Artist
Jeanette Haley
Post Production Supervisor
Antje Rau
Stunt Coordinator
Stacy Mann
Unit Publicist
Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
Translator
Markus Frank
Compositor
Barbara Berkery
Dialect Coach
Lucia Foster Found
Aerial Coordinator
Thorsten Scholz
Compositor
Petter Idestroem
Compositor
Andreas Grasshoff
Transportation Captain
Klaus Mielich
Special Effects Coordinator
Moritz Kolf
Set Production Assistant
Russell Oxley
Scenic Artist
Rene Barthel
Special Effects Technician
Andreas Schiller
Special Effects Technician
Julia Kietzmann
Compositor
Natalie Meffert
Compositor
Jan Piccart
Compositor
Elspeth Brodie
Dialect Coach
Lonni Wong
Compositor
Christoph Hasche
Compositor
Heiner Borger
Pilot
Nils Brillat
Set Production Assistant
Philipp Heintze
Set Production Assistant
Konstantin Borchert
Compositor
Sebastian Luck
Set Production Assistant
Carolina Ronzino
Set Production Assistant
Visual Effects
Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
Jonathan Weber
Visual Effects Supervisor
Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kerstin Kensy
Visual Effects Producer
Alexander Schumann
3D Artist
Oliver Hohn
Compositing Lead
Bernhard Esperester
3D Artist
Björn Kähler
3D Artist
Rayk Schroeder
Compositing Lead
Andreas Wiget
Matte Painter
Andreas Bundenthal
Visual Effects Technical Director
Andreas Giesen
Visual Effects Technical Director
Lighting