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