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.

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 Schalper

Football Urchin

Nozomi Linus Kaisar

Fat Faced Goalie

Oliver Stokowski

Alex Steiner

Robert Beyer

Jewish Accountant