The Book Thief (2013)

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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.

• Released: 2013-11-08
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 11m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 4,585 votes

Directed by Brian Percival.

Top cast

• Geoffrey Rush as Hans Hubermann
• Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann
• Sophie Nélisse as Liesel Meminger
• Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg
• Nico Liersch as Rudy Steiner
• Roger Allam as Narrator / Death (voice)
• Barbara Auer as Ilsa Hermann
• Rainer Bock as Mayor Hermann
• Heike Makatsch as Liesel's Mother
• Julian Lehmann as Liesel's Brother

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Book Thief

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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