The Book Thief

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.

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

as Hans Hubermann

Sophie Nélisse

as Liesel Meminger

Emily Watson

as Rosa Hubermann

Nico Liersch

as Rudy Steiner

Ben Schnetzer

as Max Vandenburg

Heike Makatsch

as Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer

as Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam

as Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock

as Mayor Hermann

Gotthard Lange

as Grave Digger

Reviews

Gimly

As I was watching _The Book Thief_ I spent most of the time thinking "That was an odd decision to make" but I did also have the thought process "I'm not digging this really, it's not for me, but it's not bad. Like a 5 outta 10 or something". But during the credits, my roommate who was working from h...

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