The Book Thief: Book vs. Movie
Brian Percival's 2013 film The Book Thief adapts Markus Zusak's book. Sophie Nélisse plays Liesel, who learns to read in her foster home in Nazi Germany while the family shelters a Jewish man.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Markus Zusak
- Year
- 2006
- Pages
- 592Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 13 hr 56 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Allan Corduner
In Nazi Germany, Liesel Meminger arrives at a foster home with a stolen book she cannot yet read. Lessons with her foster father turn words into a source of comfort, while hiding a Jewish man makes the family's home dangerous in a new way. Narrated by Death, the book follows Liesel's friendships and thefts as war reaches the street where she lives.
- Director
- Brian Percival
- Writer
- Markus Zusak, Michael Petroni
- Year
- 2013
- Runtime
- 2 hr 11 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Ben Schnetzer
- Genre
- drama, War
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Liesel arrives at the home of Hans and Rosa Hubermann in Nazi Germany unable to read, and Hans begins teaching her. Books become a refuge as war reshapes daily life and the family hides a Jewish man named Max. Sharing stories helps Liesel connect with him, even as keeping his presence secret becomes essential to everyone's safety.
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