"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
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Chris Lyons
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Brian Percival
Director
Karen Rosenfelt
Producer
Markus Zusak
Novel
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Ken Blancato
Simon Elliott
Production Design
Mark Rosinski
Set Decoration
Jens Löckmann
Art Direction
Anja Müller
Kate Dowd
Casting
John Williams
Original Music Composer
John Wilson
Editor
Florian Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Michael Petroni
Writer
Michael Fissneider
Set Designer
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer
Markus Ernst
Costume Supervisor
Niv Adiri
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Florian Gellinger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Andreas Grasshoff
Transportation Captain
Pamela Grujic
Makeup Department Head
Helen McGovern
Boom Operator
Kerstin Kensy
Visual Effects Producer
Dirk Schäfer
Jonathan Weber
Esther Schreiner
Assistant Art Director
Klaus Mielich
Special Effects Coordinator
Sonja Greif
Set Costumer
Katja Fischer
Simone Bär
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
Eilam Hoffman
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Danny Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Natascha Gotowtschikow
Elizabeth West
Script Supervisor
Andy Nelson
Antje Rau
Stunt Coordinator
Jeanette Haley
Post Production Supervisor
Barbara Berkery
Dialect Coach
Alex Rouse
Wigmaker
James Gemmill
Scenic Artist
Theresa Anna Luther
Janosch Voss
Gaffer
Adam Dale
Helicopter Camera
Michael Herbell
Location Manager
Russell Oxley
Jules Heath
Still Photographer
Elspeth Brodie
Thorsten Kosselek
Best Boy Electric
Stacy Mann
Unit Publicist
Axel Kahnt
Property Master
Bill Crutcher
Supervising Art Director
Paul Apted
Dialogue Editor
Gillian Dodders
Emilie O'Connor
R.J. Kizer
Rachael Speke
Key Hair Stylist
Nana Seemann
Costumer
Paul Ensby
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Laura Bach
Draughtsman
Bülent Akgün
Set Dresser
Sebastian Lindner
Electrician
Lisa Hauss
Second Second Assistant Director
Johannes Maria Laboga
Art Department Assistant
Lisa McDiarmid
Standby Art Director
Karim Rahmani
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mathias Beier
Rigging Gaffer
Jaime Leonard
Digital Intermediate Editor
Glen Gathard
Foley Recordist
Maximilian Linus Dreusch
Peter Byrne
First Assistant "A" Camera
Arne Müller
Grip
Emma Rees
Thijs Wagelaar
Jan Grunwald
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Gabriele Klinke
Tailor
Björn Kähler
3D Artist
Martin Berg
Eva-Maria Müller
Painter
Florian Emmerich
"A" Camera Operator
Tom Rye
Second Assistant Director
Florian Prinz
Key Grip
Nannette Schwarz
Peter Gleaves
ADR Recordist
Peter Hanson
Foley Editor
Ryan Cole
Sound Recordist
Uli Nefzer
Special Effects Supervisor
Susanne Kasper
Makeup Artist
Phil Booth
First Assistant Director
Björn Holzhausen
Assistant Property Master
Nane Cornelius
Set Decoration Buyer
Raymond Boy
Storyboard Artist
Dan Carling
Digital Imaging Technician
Stephan Große
Hinrich Peters
Lighting Technician
Fae Hammond
Hair Designer
Makeup Designer
Benjamin Anton
Best Boy Grip
Vicky Heienbrok
Camera Trainee
Matt Adams
Digital Intermediate
André Stiebe
Nick Freemantle
Assistant Sound Editor
Rene Barthel
Special Effects Technician
Thorsten Scholz
Compositor
Ralph Eisenmann
Uwe Schaer
Construction Manager
Dominik Reindl
Set Painter
Maximilian Link
Jeffery L. Parks
Online Editor
Alessandro Mongardini
Nicolay Gutscher
"B" Camera Operator
Dorothée Bach
Costume Assistant
Jenny Dechene
Tonja Schürmann
Assistant Set Decoration
Jan Dieckmann
Textile Artist
Christin Geigemüller
Extras Casting Assistant
Marika Knappe
Iris Paschedag
Sandra Wortmann
Helko Klünder
Standby Carpenter
Camilo Sottolichio
Angelika Kauz
Daryl Bristow
Wardrobe Supervisor
Clare Harlow
Casting Assistant
Dominik Avenwedde
Manfred Banach
Production Sound Mixer
Key Makeup Artist
Jaroslav Spana
Oliver Hohn
Compositing Lead
Heiner Borger
Pilot
Eral Kalender
Production Assistant
Lora Tucci
Nina Hartstone
Supervising ADR Editor
Jessie Kerry
Katrin Eser
Julia Schädle
Gillian Wood
Alexandra Montag
Kim Honeyman
Alexander Schumann
Markus Frank
Christoph Hasche
Sebastian Luck
Set Production Assistant
Philipp Klausing
Unit Production Manager
Maja Meschede
Assistant Costume Designer
Patrick Winkler
Mike Tehrani
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Jan Piccart
Andreas Giesen
Visual Effects Technical Director
Bettina Brenner
Production Accountant
Benedikt Bothe
Unit Manager
Aerial Director of Photography
Abigail Catto
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Bernhard Esperester
Julia Kietzmann
Moritz Kolf
Carolina Ronzino
Konstantin Borchert
Rayk Schroeder
Matt Curtis
Main Title Designer
Fabienne Zaumseil
Bárbara Morelos-Zaragoza
Translator
Lonni Wong
Lucia Foster Found
Aerial Coordinator
Andreas Schiller
Sam Vester
Andreas Bundenthal
Anna Klausing
Production Secretary
Sascha Dhillon
Associate Editor
Bernhard Köpke
Petter Idestroem
Andreas Wiget
Matte Painter
Christina Syring
Production Coordinator
Philipp Heintze
Geraint Jones
First Assistant Accountant
Nils Brillat
Natalie Meffert
Digital Compositor