The Book Thief

“Courage beyond words.”

7.5

2013

2h 11m

Drama

Director: Brian Percival

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.

Trailer

The Book Thief | Official Trailer (International Version) [HD] | 20th Century FOX Official

Cast

Hans Hubermann

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Liesel Meminger

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Rosa Hubermann

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Rudy Steiner

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Max Vandenburg

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Liesel's mother

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's mother

Ilsa Hermann

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Narrator / Death (voice)

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Mayor Hermann

Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

Grave Digger

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Priest

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Mrs. Heinrich

Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

Reviews

Gimly

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from home because of the COVID-19 quarantine decided she was done for the day and came out into the loungeroom, and asked me to tell her about what I'd just watched. And as I was explaining to her, or trying to, I very quickly realised, wait a minute... That was fuckin' stupid! _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._

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