"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
as Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nélisse
as Liesel Meminger
Emily Watson
as Rosa Hubermann
Nico Liersch
as Rudy Steiner
Ben Schnetzer
as Max Vandenburg
Heike Makatsch
as Liesel's mother
Barbara Auer
as Ilsa Hermann
Roger Allam
as Narrator / Death (voice)
Rainer Bock
as Bürgermeister Hermann
Gotthard Lange
as Grave Digger
Rainer Reiners
as Priest
Kirsten Block
as Frau Heinrich
Julian Lehmann
as Liesel's Brother
Ludger Bökelmann
as Football Urchin
Paul Schaefer
Nozomi Linus Kaisar
as Fat Faced Goalie
Oliver Stokowski
as Alex Steiner
Robert Beyer
as Jewish Accountant
Hildegard Schroedter
as Frau Becker
Levin Liam
as Franz Deutscher
Sandra Nedeleff
as Max's Mother
Rafael Gareisen
as Walter, Nazi Soldier
Carl Heinz Choynski
as Jürgen the Groundsman
Mike Maas
as Rolf Fischer
Sebastian Hülk
as Gestapo Agent
Matthias Matschke
as Wolfgang
Beata Lehmann
as Woman with Champagne
Laina Schwarz
as Neighbor
Marie Burchard
Georg Tryphon
Joachim Paul Assböck
as Officer
Martin Ontrop
as Herr Lehmann
Jan Andres
as Fellow Conscript
Stephanie Stremler
as Post Woman
Carina Wiese
as Barbara Steiner
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Chris Lyons
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Markus Zusak
Novel
Ken Blancato
Producer
Karen Rosenfelt
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Brian Percival
Director
Kate Dowd
Casting
Florian Ballhaus
Director of Photography
John Wilson
Editor
Jens Löckmann
Art Direction
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Mark Rosinski
Set Decoration
Simon Elliott
Production Design
Anja Müller
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Michael Petroni
Writer
Pamela Grujic
Makeup Department Head
Danny Freemantle
Sound Effects Editor
Markus Ernst
Costume Supervisor
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Antje Rau
Stunt Coordinator
Simone Bär
Elizabeth West
Script Supervisor
Jeanette Haley
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Klaus Mielich
Special Effects Coordinator
Natascha Gotowtschikow
Set Costumer
Sonja Greif
Andreas Grasshoff
Transportation Captain
Eilam Hoffman
Helen McGovern
Boom Operator
Dirk Schäfer
Katja Fischer
Esther Schreiner
Assistant Art Director
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Kerstin Kensy
Visual Effects Producer
Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Niv Adiri
Ben Barker
Sound Designer
Jonathan Weber
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
Stacy Mann
Unit Publicist
Adam Dale
Helicopter Camera
Elspeth Brodie
Dialect Coach
Barbara Berkery
Jules Heath
Still Photographer
Thorsten Kosselek
Best Boy Electric
Michael Herbell
Location Manager
Janosch Voss
Gaffer
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
Theresa Anna Luther
James Gemmill
Scenic Artist
Russell Oxley
Axel Kahnt
Property Master
Bill Crutcher
Supervising Art Director
Paul Apted
Dialogue Editor
Gillian Dodders
Emilie O'Connor
R.J. Kizer
Fae Hammond
Hair Designer
Makeup Designer
Phil Booth
First Assistant Director
Lisa Hauss
Second Second Assistant Director
Rachael Speke
Key Hair Stylist
Key Makeup Artist
Marika Knappe
Makeup Artist
Susanne Kasper
Tom Rye
Second Assistant Director
Ralph Eisenmann
Sandra Wortmann
Set Dresser
Dan Carling
Digital Imaging Technician
Jan Dieckmann
Textile Artist
Gillian Wood
Alexander Schumann
3D Artist
Petter Idestroem
Compositor
Fabienne Zaumseil
Production Assistant
Andreas Giesen
Visual Effects Technical Director
Dominik Reindl
Set Painter
Raymond Boy
Storyboard Artist
Benjamin Anton
Best Boy Grip
Vicky Heienbrok
Camera Trainee
Sebastian Lindner
Electrician
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Clare Harlow
Casting Assistant
Lora Tucci
ADR Recordist
André Stiebe
Nick Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Nina Hartstone
Supervising ADR Editor
Rene Barthel
Special Effects Technician
Sebastian Luck
Set Production Assistant
Nannette Schwarz
Costumer
Christin Geigemüller
Extras Casting Assistant
Paul Ensby
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Bernhard Köpke
Björn Kähler
Thorsten Scholz
Andreas Wiget
Matte Painter
Christina Syring
Production Coordinator
Philipp Heintze
Eva-Maria Müller
Painter
Nicolay Gutscher
"B" Camera Operator
Karim Rahmani
First Assistant "B" Camera
Jan Grunwald
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Patrick Winkler
Matt Adams
Digital Intermediate
Bernhard Esperester
Jan Piccart
Tonja Schürmann
Assistant Set Decoration
Eral Kalender
Moritz Kolf
Aerial Director of Photography
Thijs Wagelaar
Camilo Sottolichio
Grip
Mathias Beier
Rigging Gaffer
Dorothée Bach
Costume Assistant
Angelika Kauz
Tailor
Andreas Schiller
Bettina Brenner
Production Accountant
Martin Berg
Art Department Assistant
Helko Klünder
Standby Carpenter
Florian Emmerich
"A" Camera Operator
Jaroslav Spana
Gabriele Klinke
Mike Tehrani
Lisa McDiarmid
Standby Art Director
Peter Byrne
First Assistant "A" Camera
Abigail Catto
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jaime Leonard
Digital Intermediate Editor
Katrin Eser
Nils Brillat
Carolina Ronzino
Emma Rees
Glen Gathard
Foley Recordist
Manfred Banach
Production Sound Mixer
Sam Vester
Iris Paschedag
Jenny Dechene
Dominik Avenwedde
Oliver Hohn
Compositing Lead
Jessie Kerry
Nane Cornelius
Set Decoration Buyer
Maja Meschede
Assistant Costume Designer
Julia Schädle
Kim Honeyman
Jeffery L. Parks
Online Editor
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Heiner Borger
Pilot
Johannes Maria Laboga
Uwe Schaer
Construction Manager
Peter Gleaves
Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
Konstantin Borchert
Julia Kietzmann
Andreas Bundenthal
Matt Curtis
Main Title Designer
Stephan Große
Florian Prinz
Key Grip
Alexandra Montag
Peter Hanson
Foley Editor
Markus Frank
Lucia Foster Found
Aerial Coordinator
Philipp Klausing
Unit Production Manager
Maximilian Linus Dreusch
Sascha Dhillon
Associate Editor
Ryan Cole
Sound Recordist
Lonni Wong
Björn Holzhausen
Assistant Property Master
Laura Bach
Draughtsman
Bülent Akgün
Maximilian Link
Arne Müller
Hinrich Peters
Lighting Technician
Nana Seemann
Alessandro Mongardini
Christoph Hasche
Rayk Schroeder
Geraint Jones
First Assistant Accountant
Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
Translator
Anna Klausing
Production Secretary
Benedikt Bothe
Unit Manager
Natalie Meffert
Digital Compositor