The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Runtime: 131 min

Production: Fox 2000 Pictures

Director: Brian Percival

Writer: Markus Zusak (original book) and Michael Petroni

Genres: Drama, War

Countries: USA, Germany

Languages: English, German

Release Date (Theaters-USA): Nov 8, 2013

Home Release Date: Mar 11, 2014

Synopsis; It’s a movie based on the beloved international bestselling book, The Book Thief. The movie is a World War II-era novel, narrated by Death. Liesel Meminger,the main character, is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her best friend Rudy, during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden by Liesel’s foster parents in her basement.

Principal Cast:

Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger (the titular “Book Thief”)

Roger Allam as Death ( the movie's narrator)

Ben Schnetzer as Refugee Max (Jewish man)

Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann (Liesel’s foster mother)

Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann (Liesel’s foster father)

Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner (Liesels best friend)

Extra: The Fox 2000 bought the adaptation rights in 2006, but only began to pursue the project in 2013.