Summary
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.
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Cast
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
Ludger Bökelmann
Football Urchin
Oliver Stokowski
Alex Steiner
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
Marie Burchard
Neighbor
Joachim Paul Assböck
Officer
Martin Ontrop
Herr Lehmann
Stephanie Stremler
Post Woman
Carina Wiese
Barbara Steiner