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The book thief
Uniform Title
Book thief (Motion picture)
Title
The book thief / Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; directed by Brian Percival ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; made in association with TSG Entertainment and the Blair Partnership, in association with Studio Babelsberg.
ISBN
9786315300325
6315300324
Publication
Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (131 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Title from title frame.
Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: Deleted scenes; theatrical trailer, sneak peeks.
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; film editor, John Wilson ; music by John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio; with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) and English descriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.
Summary
The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her in Germany during World War II. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
Variant and related titles
Alternate German title seen briefly during opening title frames: Bücherdiebin
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English; French; Spanish
Added to Catalog
April 12, 2018
Credits
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; film editor, John Wilson ; music by John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.
Cast
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch, Roger Allam.
System details note
DVD; region 1, NTSC; dual layer; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material ; CHV rating: PG.
Videorecording number
2288656 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
War films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Feature films - United States.
Feature films - Germany.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Feature films.
War films.
Historical films.
Feature films - United States.
Feature films - Germany.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
History.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Also listed under
Fox 2000 Pictures, presenter.
Sunswept Entertainment (Firm), production company.
TSG Entertainment, production company.
Blair Partnership (Firm), production company.
Studio Babelsberg, production company.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.
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