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.

Drama

Geoffrey Rush

(Hans Hubermann)

Sophie Nélisse

(Liesel Meminger)

Emily Watson

(Rosa Hubermann)

Nico Liersch

(Rudy Steiner)

Ben Schnetzer

(Max Vandenburg)

Heike Makatsch

(Liesel's mother)

Barbara Auer

(Ilsa Hermann)

Roger Allam

(Narrator / Death (voice))

Rainer Bock

(Bürgermeister Hermann)

Gotthard Lange

(Grave Digger)

Rainer Reiners

(Priest)

Kirsten Block

(Frau Heinrich)

Julian Lehmann

(Liesel's Brother)

Ludger Bökelmann

(Football Urchin)

Paul Schaefer

(Football Urchin)

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

(Fat Faced Goalie)

Oliver Stokowski

(Alex Steiner)

Robert Beyer

(Jewish Accountant)

Hildegard Schroedter

(Frau Becker)

Levin Liam

(Franz Deutscher)

Sandra Nedeleff

(Max's Mother)

Rafael Gareisen

(Walter, Nazi Soldier)

Carl Heinz Choynski

(Jürgen the Groundsman)

Mike Maas

(Rolf Fischer)

Sebastian Hülk

(Gestapo Agent)

Matthias Matschke

(Wolfgang)

Beata Lehmann

(Woman with Champagne)

Laina Schwarz

(Neighbor)

Marie Burchard

(Neighbor)

Georg Tryphon

(Neighbor)

Joachim Paul Assböck

(Officer)

Martin Ontrop

(Herr Lehmann)

Jan Andres

(Fellow Conscript)

Stephanie Stremler

(Post Woman)

Carina Wiese

(Barbara Steiner)