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The Book Thief (Original title)
Dates: 2013 (Copyright), 2013 (Release)

Countries: USA, Germany



Synopsis: War drama. In Germany during the Second World War a young girl steals books and shares them with others.

Genres:
Drama, War

Subject:
Books
Releases
Date: 08 November 2013Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DataSat / SDDSAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 131 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Fox 2000 Pictures
Date: 31 January 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DataSat / SDDSAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 130 mins 49 secs - Length: 11773 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: 20th Century Fox International (UK)

Credits (41)
©: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, ©: TCF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation Limited Liability Company, Production Company: Sunswept Entertainment, Made in Association with: TSG Entertainment, The Blair Partnership, In Association with: Studio Babelsberg, Produced in Association with: Ingenious Media, Presents: Fox 2000 Pictures, Executive Producer: Redmond Morris, Produced by: Karen Rosenfelt, Produced by: Ken Blancato, Unit Production Manager: Philipp Klausing, Location Manager: Michael Herbell, Post-production Supervisor: Jeanette Haley, 1st Assistant Director: Phil Booth, Script Supervisor: Elizabeth West, Casting by: Kate Dowd, Screenplay by: Michael Petroni, Based upon the novel by: Markus Zusak, Director of Photography: Florian Ballhaus, A Camera Operator: Florian Emmerich, Stills Photographer: Jules Heath, Visual Effects and Animation by: Rise, Special Effects Supervisor: Uli Nefzer, Film Editor: John Wilson, Production Designer: Simon Elliott, Art Director: Anja Müller , Art Director: Jens Löckmann, Set Designer: Katja Fischer, Set Designer: Michael Fissneider, Costume Designer: Anna B. Sheppard, Make-up & Hair Designer: Fae Hammond, DI Colourist: Paul Ensby, Music by: John Williams, Production Sound Mixer: Manfred Banach, Re-recording Mixer: Andy Nelson, Re-recording Mixer: Niv Adiri, Supervising Sound Editor: Glenn Freemantle, Stunt Co-ordinator: Angie Rau, Digital Intermediate by: Technicolor Creative Services London
Cast (10)
Geoffrey Rush (Hans), Emily Watson (Rosa), Sophie Nélisse (Liesel), Ben Schnetzer (Max), Nico Liersch (Rudy), Roger Allam (narrator/Death), Heike Makatsch (Liesel's mother), Julian Lehmann (Liesel's brother), Gotthard Lange (grave digger), Rainer Reiners (priest)