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The Reader

The Reader (2008)

7.5 | 10 Dec 2008 | Drama 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.

Featured Crew

Roger Deakins Director of Photography
Donna Gigliotti Producer
Brigitte Broch Production Design
Anthony Minghella Producer
Simone Bär Casting
Eva Stiebler Set Decoration
Sydney Pollack Producer
Claire Simpson Editor
Donna Maloney Costume Design
Redmond Morris Producer

The Reader (2008) Cast & Crew

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
David Kross
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain
Jeanette Hain
Brigitte
Volker Bruch
Volker Bruch
Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Young Ilana Mather

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