The Book Thief

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Hans Hubermann

Emily Watson

Rosa Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

Liesel Meminger

Ben Schnetzer

Max Vandenburg

Nico Liersch

Rudy Steiner

Roger Allam

Narrator / Death (voice)

Barbara Auer

Ilsa Hermann

Rainer Bock

Mayor Hermann

Heike Makatsch

Liesel's Mother

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Julian Lehmann

Liesel's Brother

Gotthard Lange

Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners

Priest

Kirsten Block

Mrs. Heinrich

Ludger Bökelmann

Football Urchin

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Paul Schaefer

Football Urchin

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Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

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Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant

Hildegard Schroedter

Ms. Becker

Levin Liam

Franz Deutscher

Crew

Art

• Simon Elliott Production Design
• Mark Rosinski Set Decoration
• Jens Löckmann Art Direction
• Anja Müller Art Direction
• Katja Fischer Set Designer
• Michael Fissneider Set Designer
• Esther Schreiner Assistant Art Director
• Axel Kahnt Property Master
• Bill Crutcher Supervising Art Director
• Martin Berg Art Department Assistant
• Johannes Maria Laboga Art Department Assistant
• Iris Paschedag Assistant Art Director

Camera

• Florian Ballhaus Director of Photography
• Adam Dale Helicopter Camera
• Jules Heath Still Photographer
• Florian Emmerich "A" Camera Operator
• Nicolay Gutscher "B" Camera Operator
• Adam Dale Aerial Director of Photography
• Benjamin Anton Best Boy Grip
• Vicky Heienbrok Camera Trainee
• Dan Carling Digital Imaging Technician
• Maximilian Link Digital Imaging Technician
• Peter Byrne First Assistant "A" Camera
• Karim Rahmani First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Nathaniel De'Lineadeus Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Chris Lyons Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Anna B. Sheppard Costume Design
• Pamela Grujic Makeup Department Head
• Markus Ernst Costume Supervisor
• Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez Costume Supervisor
• Natascha Gotowtschikow Set Costumer
• Sonja Greif Set Costumer
• Alex Rouse Wigmaker
• Theresa Anna Luther Set Costumer
• Fae Hammond Hair Designer
• Fae Hammond Makeup Designer

Crew

• Klaus Mielich Special Effects Coordinator
• Antje Rau Stunt Coordinator
• Andreas Grasshoff Transportation Captain
• Jeanette Haley Post Production Supervisor
• James Gemmill Scenic Artist
• Russell Oxley Scenic Artist
• Barbara Berkery Dialect Coach
• Elspeth Brodie Dialect Coach
• Stacy Mann Unit Publicist
• Rene Barthel Special Effects Technician
• Andreas Schiller Special Effects Technician
• Konstantin Borchert Compositor

Directing

• Brian Percival Director
• Liz Elizabeth West Script Supervisor
• Phil Booth First Assistant Director
• Ralph Eisenmann First Assistant Director
• Tom Rye Second Assistant Director
• Lisa Hauss Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

• John Wilson Editor
• Sascha Dhillon Associate Editor
• Matt Adams Digital Intermediate
• Paul Ensby Digital Intermediate Colorist
• Jaime Leonard Digital Intermediate Editor
• Kim Honeyman Digital Intermediate
• Jeffery L. Parks Online Editor

Lighting

• Janosch Voss Gaffer
• Thorsten Kosselek Best Boy Electric
• Maximilian Linus Dreusch Electrician
• Sebastian Lindner Electrician
• Thijs Wagelaar Electrician
• Stephan Große Electrician
• Hinrich Peters Lighting Technician
• Mathias Beier Rigging Gaffer

Production

• Ken Blancato Producer
• Redmond Morris Executive Producer
• Karen Rosenfelt Producer
• Kate Dowd Casting
• Simone Bär Casting
• Michael Herbell Location Manager
• Clare Harlow Casting Assistant
• Alexandra Montag Casting Assistant
• Christin Geigemüller Extras Casting Assistant
• Patrick Winkler Extras Casting Assistant
• Geraint Jones First Assistant Accountant
• Bettina Brenner Production Accountant

Sound

• Peter Burgis Foley Artist
• John Williams Original Music Composer
• Niv Adiri Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ben Barker Sound Effects Editor
• Danny Freemantle Sound Effects Editor
• Glenn Freemantle Sound Designer
• Glenn Freemantle Supervising Sound Editor
• Eilam Hoffman Sound Effects Editor
• Helen McGovern Boom Operator
• Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Dirk Schäfer Boom Operator
• Ramiro Belgardt Music Editor

Visual Effects

• Kerstin Kensy Visual Effects Producer
• Florian Gellinger Visual Effects Supervisor
• Jonathan Weber Visual Effects Supervisor
• Uli Nefzer Special Effects Supervisor
• Bernhard Esperester 3D Artist
• Björn Kähler 3D Artist
• Alexander Schumann 3D Artist
• Oliver Hohn Compositing Lead
• Rayk Schroeder Compositing Lead
• Andreas Wiget Matte Painter
• Andreas Bundenthal Visual Effects Technical Director
• Andreas Giesen Visual Effects Technical Director

Writing

• Markus Zusak Novel
• Michael Petroni Screenplay

Photos