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Feature film — 2008

The Reader (2008)

7.52h 4mDrama — Romance

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

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A high-signal pick with 3,515 votes.

The Weinstein Company / Mirage Enterprises / Studio Babelsberg

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Director: Stephen Daldry

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Cast & crew

Ralph Fiennes as Michael Berg

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg

Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

David Kross as Young Michael Berg

David Kross

Young Michael Berg

Lena Olin as Rose Mather

Lena Olin

Rose Mather

Bruno Ganz as Professor Rohl

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain as Brigitte

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte

Hannah Herzsprung as Julia

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia

Karoline Herfurth as Marthe

Karoline Herfurth

Marthe

Volker Bruch as Dieter Spenz

Volker Bruch

Dieter Spenz

Alexandra Maria Lara as Young Ilana Mather

Alexandra Maria Lara

Young Ilana Mather

Fabian Busch as Hanna's Defense Council

Fabian Busch

Hanna's Defense Council

Vijessna Ferkic as Sophie

Vijessna Ferkic

Sophie

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