The Book Thief
“Courage beyond words.”
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
35 people
Geoffrey Rush
Hans Hubermann
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
The King's Speech
Emily Watson
Rosa Hubermann
Known for
Chernobyl
Corpse Bride
Sophie Nélisse
Liesel Meminger
Known for
Yellowjackets
47 Meters Down: Uncaged
Ben Schnetzer
Max Vandenburg
Known for
Warcraft
3 Body Problem
Nico Liersch
Rudy Steiner
Known for
Kokowääh 2
Roger Allam
Narrator / Death (voice)
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Missing
Barbara Auer
Ilsa Hermann
Known for
Transit
The State I Am In
Rainer Bock
Mayor Hermann
Known for
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
Freud
Heike Makatsch
Liesel's Mother
Known for
Resident Evil
Love Actually
Julian Lehmann
Liesel's Brother
No other roles listed
Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Three
Rainer Reiners
Priest
Known for
Hijack
Blood Red Sky
Brian Percival Director · Michael Petroni Screenplay Markus Zusak Author
Worldwide gross $77M · Budget $19M · United States release November 8, 2013
Box office
Budget
$19,000,000
Worldwide gross
$76,586,316
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
Studio Babelsberg
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production · Studio
Sunswept Entertainment
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · October 3, 2013
Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
United States · November 8, 2013
Theatrical
Argentina
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Australia
January 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Bahrain
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Belarus
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Bolivia
February 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 31, 2014 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
November 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Chile
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
May 14, 2014 · Physical
Denmark
April 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
February 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Ecuador
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Egypt
January 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
France
February 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
February 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
January 23, 2014 · Theatrical
May 15, 2014 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
February 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
India
January 31, 2014 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Iraq
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
January 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
March 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Jamaica
November 20, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
January 7, 2015 · Digital
Jordan
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Latvia
February 21, 2014 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Lithuania
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 13, 2014 · Theatrical
July 23, 2014 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
New Zealand
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Norway
January 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Oman
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Peru
February 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 19, 2014 · Theatrical
Poland
March 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
November 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Qatar
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
Russia
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
September 24, 2016 · TV · JOJ
Slovenia
February 20, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 20, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
January 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Syria
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Taiwan
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Trinidad & Tobago
January 15, 2014 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 26, 2014 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Venezuela
February 14, 2014 · Theatrical
Vietnam
February 28, 2014 · Theatrical
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