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The Book Thief is a 2013 drama and war film directed by Brian Percival. The screenplay was written by Michael Petroni and Markus Zusak, based on Zusak’s work. The cast includes Emily Watson, Geoffrey Rush, Sophie Nélisse, and Nico Liersch. John Williams composed the score, while Florian Ballhaus served as director of photography. Simon Elliott was the production designer, and Anna B. Sheppard designed the costumes.
Produced by 20th Century Studios, Studio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, and Sunswept Entertainment, the film originated in the United States and Germany. It was filmed in Germany and set in Bavaria. The original languages are English and German. The movie has a runtime of 131 minutes. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+.
The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. It has a budget of 19,000,000 and generated revenue of 76,586,316. Audience ratings include a 7.5 on IMDb and a 7.489 on TMDb.
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Film · TMDB
7.5While 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
Themes
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- world war ii
- children in wartime
- based on young adult novel
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Brian Percival
- Written by
- Michael Petroni
- Based on
- The Book Thief , by Markus Zusak
- Produced by
- Karen Rosenfelt Ken Blancato
- Starring
- Geoffrey Rush Emily Watson Sophie Nélisse
- Cinematography
- Florian Ballhaus
- Edited by
- John Wilson
- Music by
- John Williams
- Production companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures Sunswept Entertainment Studio Babelsberg
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- October 3, 2013 ( 2013-10-03 ) ( Mill Valley Film Festival ) November 8, 2013 ( 2013-11-08 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Countries
- United States Germany
- Languages
- English German
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $76.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- The Book Thief
- Director
- Brian Percival
- Screenwriter
- Markus Zusak
- Composer
- John Williams
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Florian Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- Bavaria
- Filming location
- Germany
- Duration
- 131
- FilmAffinity ID
- 824161
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.thebookthief.com
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- publication date
- 2014-01-30
- title
- The Book Thief
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- production designer
- Simon Elliott
- after a work by
- Markus Zusak
- distributed by
- Disney+
- costume designer
- Anna B. Sheppard
- executive producer
- Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin
- Commons category
- The Book Thief (film)
- narrator
- Roger Allam
- different from
- The Book Thief
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 53/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Book Thief is a 2013 war drama film directed by Brian Percival and starring Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, and Sophie Nélisse. The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Markus Zusak and adapted by Michael Petroni. The film is about a young girl living with her adoptive German family during the Nazi era. Taught to read by her kind-hearted foster father, the girl begins "borrowing" books and sharing them with the Jewish refugee being sheltered by her foster parents in their home. The film features a musical score by Oscar-winning composer John Williams.
The Book Thief premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 3, 2013, and was released for general distribution in the United States on November 8, 2013. The film received mixed reviews upon its theatrical release with some reviewers praising its "fresher perspective on the war" and its focus on the "consistent thread of humanity" in the story, with other critics faulting the film's "wishful narrative". With a budget of $19 million, the film was successful at the box office, earning over $76 million.
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