What age rating is The Book Thief?

In Spain, The Book Thief is not recommended for children under 7 years old.

When does The Book Thief come out in Spain?

The Book Thief hits Spanish theaters on January 10, 2014.

How much did The Book Thief gross?

The Book Thief grossed $76.6M worldwide on a budget of $19.0M.

What is The Book Thief based on?

The Book Thief is based on The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak.

Where was The Book Thief filmed?

The Book Thief was filmed in Germany.

The Book Thief

Name: The Book Thief
Director: Brian Percival
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-11-08
Duration: 2 h 11 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch

2013

Become a fan of its genres:

7.5/10

Release Date

08/11/2013

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

49%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

75%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

53%

The Power of Words

Germany, during World War II. Liesel Memminger is nine years old and arrives in Molching, a town in Bavaria, to live with a foster family. Hans and Rosa Hubermann become her new parents, but the girl knows no one and is haunted by the loss of her brother. At his funeral, Liesel steals a book, and that act sparks in her an interest in words she cannot yet name. Hans, a kind-hearted man, decides to teach her to read. Meanwhile, the neighbors watch as Hitler's party gains ground, and more and more of them join its cause. The story is narrated by Death, who watches Liesel from the very first moment.

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Facts about The Book Thief

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 7 years old

Spain releaseJanuary 10, 2014

Worldwide premiereOctober 3, 2013

Runtime2 h 11 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Book Thief

CountriesGermany, United States

Production companiesStudio Babelsberg, Fox 2000 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment

Budget$19.0M

Worldwide box office$76.6M

Box office in the U.S.$21.5M

Return on investmentx4.0 Box office hit

Based onThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Trailer views1.2 M

More ratings

3.6/5Letterboxd78/100Trakt7.2/10Metacritic (público)1.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Book Thief

1Oscar nominations

9total awards

17total nominations

Oscars 1 nom.

Nominations

2014Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Book Thief Cast

Geoffrey RushHans Hubermann

Emily WatsonRosa Hubermann

Sophie NélisseLiesel Meminger

Ben SchnetzerMax Vandenburg

Nico LierschRudy Steiner

Roger AllamNarrator / Death (voice)

Barbara AuerIlsa Hermann

Rainer BockMayor Hermann

Heike MakatschLiesel's Mother

Julian LehmannLiesel's Brother

Gotthard LangeGrave Digger

Rainer ReinersPriest

Kirsten BlockMrs. Heinrich

Ludger BökelmannFootball Urchin

Paul SchaeferFootball Urchin

Nozomi Linus KaisarFat Faced Goalie

Oliver StokowskiAlex Steiner

Robert BeyerJewish Accountant

Hildegard SchroedterMs. Becker

Levin LiamFranz Deutscher

Sandra NedeleffMax's Mother

Rafael GareisenWalter

Carl Heinz ChoynskiJürgen

Carina WieseBarbara Steiner

Mike MaasRolf Fischer

Sebastian HülkGestapo Agent

Matthias MatschkeWolfgang

Beata LehmannWoman with Champagne

Laina SchwarzNeighbor

Marie BurchardNeighbor

Georg TryphonNeighbor

Joachim Paul AssböckOfficer

Martin OntropMr. Lehmann

Jan AndresFellow Conscript

Stephanie StremlerPost Woman

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Cast of The Book Thief by the numbers

41average cast age in years

16years of age gap between the leads

35%women in the cast

39%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Sophie Nélisse, age 13 at release. The oldest: Geoffrey Rush, at 62.

Cast ages at release

Geoffrey Rush62 years old
Emily Watson46 years old
Sophie Nélisse13 years old
Ben Schnetzer23 years old
Nico Liersch13 years old
Roger Allam60 years old
Barbara Auer54 years old
Rainer Bock59 years old
Heike Makatsch42 years old

Cast heights

1.80 mRainer Bock
1.69 mHeike Makatsch

Crew

AddressBrian Percival
WritingMichael Petroni
Original novelMarkus Zusak
MusicJohn Williams
PhotographyFlorian Ballhaus
EditingJohn Wilson
Production designSimon Elliott
Costume designAnna B. Sheppard
CastingKate Dowd, Simone Bär
Visual effectsFlorian Gellinger, Jonathan Weber
ProductionKen Blancato, Karen Rosenfelt

Trivia about The Book Thief

The limited release, originally scheduled for January 17, 2014, was moved up to November 8, 2013 because the film was finished ahead of schedule.

The Book Thief was the first time since 2005 that John Williams composed the music for a film not directed by Steven Spielberg.

John Williams' score won the award for Best Instrumental Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

The film cost 19 million dollars to make and grossed more than 76 million at the box office.

To find Sophie Nélisse to play Liesel, the casting team auditioned more than 1,000 girls before seeing her act and deciding she was the right choice.

Sophie Nélisse turned 13 during filming and had to cry on camera for the first time; she explained that for some scenes she ended up crying all day long.

Filming coincided with the coldest winter in Berlin in 67 years, according to Brian Percival, and the low temperatures initially forced the crew to prioritize the interior scenes shot on set.

Sophie Nélisse received the Hollywood Film Festival Spotlight Award, the Satellite Award for Best Breakthrough Actress, and the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress for this film.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about The Book Thief

based on novel or booknaziworld war iichildren in wartimebased on young adult novel

Main theme: The Holocaust

What The Book Thief is called in other countries

It was released in 34 countries, each in its own language.

SpainLa ladrona de libros
FranceLa voleuse de livres
GermanyDie Bücherdiebin
ItalyStoria di una ladra di libri
BrazilA Menina que Roubava Livros
PortugalA Rapariga Que Roubava Livros
Japanやさしい本泥棒
South Korea책도둑
China偷书贼
RussiaВоровка книг
AzerbaijanKitab Oğrusu
BulgariaКрадецът на книги

See the remaining 22 countries

CanadaLa voleuse de livres
CroatiaKradljivica knjiga
CzechiaZlodějka knih
DenmarkBogtyven
FinlandKirjavaras
GreeceΗ Κλέφτρα των Βιβλίων
Hong Kong偷書賊
HungaryA könyvtolvaj
Israelגנבת הספרים
LatviaGrāmatu zagle
LithuaniaKnygų vagilė
NorwayBoktyven
PolandZłodziejka książek
RomaniaHoțul de cărți
SerbiaКрадљивица књига
SlovakiaZlodejka kníh
SwedenBoktjuven
Taiwan偷書賊
Thailandจอมโจรขโมยหนังสือ
TurkeyKitap Hırsızı
UkraineКрадійка книжок
VietnamKẻ Trộm Sách

Does The Book Thief Have a Post-Credits Scene?

There are no scenes during or after the credits.

Where it was filmed The Book Thief

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The Book Thief

The bombs were coming thicker now. It's probably fair to say that no one was able to serve the Führer as loyally as me.
You may find this hard to believe, but it's the best thing I've ever thrown up. page ?
Rosa: Hans, where did you put the flag? If we don't find it, it's going to look like we're saying something.
When I finally caught up with Max Vandenburg's soul, it was this moment that haunted him the most. For leaving his mother. For feeling that awful, light-headed relief that he would live.
Words are life, Liesel.
Franz: Burn a book. Go on, burn a book. Go on. I'll be watching — both of you.

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