The Reader
movie
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
Released December 10, 2008
Overview
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.
Cast
Ralph Fiennes
as
Michael Berg
Kate Winslet
as
Hanna Schmitz
David Kross
as
Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
as
Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
as
Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain
as
Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung
as
Julia
Karoline Herfurth
as
Marthe
Volker Bruch
as
Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara
as
Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch
as
Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic
as
Sophie
Crew
Stephen Daldry
as
Director
Brigitte Broch
as
Production Design
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Karin Betzler
as
Set Decoration
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Donna Gigliotti
as
Producer
Roger Deakins
as
Director of Photography
Anthony Minghella
as
Producer
Sydney Pollack
as
Producer
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Eva Stiebler
as
Set Decoration
Chris Menges
as
Director of Photography
David Hare
as
Screenplay
Claire Simpson
as
Editor
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Redmond Morris
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Producer