The Reader (2008) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Stephen Daldry.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes as Michael Berg
Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz
David Kross as Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin as Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz as Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain as Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung as Julia
Karoline Herfurth as Marthe
Volker Bruch as Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara as Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch as Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic as Sophie
Susanne Lothar as Carla Berg
Matthias Habich as Peter Berg
Burghart Klaußner as Judge
Sylvester Groth as Prosecuting Council
Jürgen Tarrach as Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi as Thomas Berg
Moritz Grove as Holger
Kirsten Block as Female Judge
Margarita Broich as Co-Defendant
Marie Gruber as Co-Defendant
Martin Brambach as Remand Prison Guard #1
Carmen-Maja Antoni as Prison Librarian
Heike Hanold-Lynch as Prison Guard
Linda Bassett as Ms. Brenner
Ludwig Blochberger as Student
Benjamin Trinks as Holger's friend

Crew

Stephen Daldry — Director
Donna Gigliotti — Producer
Roger Deakins — Director of Photography
Anthony Minghella — Producer
Sydney Pollack — Producer
Chris Menges — Director of Photography
David Hare — Screenplay
Redmond Morris — Producer
Nico Muhly — Original Music Composer

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