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)
The film tells the story of Liesel Meminger (Sophie Nelisse), an eccentric young girl who is adopted by working-class German couple Hans and Rosa Hubermann (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson) as World War II looms. When Jewish refugee Max (Ben Schnetzer) arrives at the family's door they risk their own safety to shelter him from the Nazis. It marks the beginning of an unusual friendship between Max and Liesel, who shares her love of stories with Max and begins stealing books for him to read during his confinement. However, with the crackdown on Jews intensifying, the world of words may not be enough to shelter Max and Liesel from the tumultuous political reality that engulfs them. (20th Century Fox UK)
(more)Cast
![Sophie Nélisse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/835/163835020_4193f2.jpg)
Sophie Nélisse
Canada
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
![Geoffrey Rush](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/742/162742319_cc2fea.jpg)
Geoffrey Rush
Australia
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
The King's Speech (2010)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
![Emily Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/527/163527514_533b47.jpg)
Emily Watson
UK
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Nico Liersch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/523/168523094_pb52c2.jpg)
Nico Liersch
Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Kokowääh 2 (2013)
Afrika ruft nach dir (2012) (TV movie)
![Ben Schnetzer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/140/161140834_a62bff.jpg)
Ben Schnetzer
USA
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
Pride (2014)
Snowden (2016)
![Joachim Paul Assböck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/909/159909700_551e46.jpg)
Joachim Paul Assböck
West Germany
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
The Pianist (2002)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
![Carina N. Wiese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932543_d7d00c.jpg)
Carina N. Wiese
East Germany
Best movies:
The Silent Revolution (2018)
The Book Thief (2013)
Phantom Pain (2009)
![Kirsten Block](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/189/169189119_6a2jna.jpg)
Kirsten Block
East Germany
Best movies:
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
The Reader (2008)
The Book Thief (2013)
![Georg Tryphon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843220_b6af09.jpg)
Georg Tryphon
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The Book Thief (2013)
![Rafael Gareisen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/595/159595575_f04e63.jpg)
Rafael Gareisen
Austria
Best movies:
Bridge of Spies (2015)
The Book Thief (2013)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
![Roger Allam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/429/162429102_b817b3.jpg)
Roger Allam
UK
Best movies:
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) (theatrical recording)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Heike Makatsch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/472/159472249_ac8880.jpg)
Heike Makatsch
West Germany
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Oliver Stokowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/187/169187785_0amej0.jpg)
Oliver Stokowski
West Germany
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
The Experiment (2001)
Regular Guys (1996)
Julian Lehmann
Best movies:
The Book Thief (2013)
The Black Room (2017)
![Godehard Giese](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/731/168731716_44ypfa.jpg)
Godehard Giese
West Germany
Best movies:
The Same Sky (2017) (series)
Match (2012)
The Book Thief (2013)
![Adolf Hitler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271030_7b33cc.jpg)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
![Beata Lehmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/844/160844920_0ab253.jpg)
Beata Lehmann
Best movies:
The Reader (2008)
The Book Thief (2013)
The House of Magic (2013)
![Stephanie Stremler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/288/159288715_6c4716.jpg)
Stephanie Stremler
West Germany
Best movies:
The Cakemaker (2017)
The Book Thief (2013)
If Not Us, Who? (2011)
![Gotthard Lange](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/825/159825402_7c9b1c.jpg)
Gotthard Lange
West Germany
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
The Book Thief (2013)
Three (2010)
![Hildegard Schroedter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299393_7c4848.jpg)
Hildegard Schroedter
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Reader (2008)