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Movie Details

Original Title The Reader
Original Language EN
Budget $32,000,000
Revenue $108,902,486
Status Released
Popularity 4.5

Cast

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
Popularity: 6.7
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
Popularity: 5.9
David Kross
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
Popularity: 1.3
Lena Olin
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
Popularity: 1.9
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
Popularity: 1.0
Jeanette Hain
Jeanette Hain
Brigitte
Popularity: 1.4
Hannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung
Julia
Popularity: 2.2
Karoline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth
Marthe
Popularity: 5.5
Volker Bruch
Volker Bruch
Dieter Spenz
Popularity: 1.3
Alexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Young Ilana Mather
Popularity: 6.2
Fabian Busch
Fabian Busch
Hanna's Defense Council
Popularity: 0.9
Vijessna Ferkic
Vijessna Ferkic
Sophie
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Stephen Daldry
Screenplay David Hare
Producer Anthony Minghella, Donna Gigliotti, Redmond Morris
Editor Claire Simpson
Executive Producer Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein

Production

The Weinstein Company
US
Mirage Enterprises
US
Studio Babelsberg
DE

Videos & Trailers

The Reader (2008) official trailer HD
The Reader (2008) official trailer HD
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Keywords

based on novel or book germany war crimes women's prison trial female prisoner reading aloud love affair cynical law student teenage sexuality older woman younger man relationship reading to someone secret lover shame literacy frantic west germany courtroom drama complex

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 6, 2022

David Kross is really effective in this tale of a young boy ("Michael") who encounters "Hanna" (Kate Winslet) as he shelters in her doorway from a rainstorm. In fairly short order, this fifteen year old boy becomes her lover; in return she gets him to read to her. He is soon infatuated and devastate ... Read more

badelf 4/10
May 23, 2023

I didn't turn this movie off after the beautiful sex scenes only because two others were watching it with me. The mere fact that "Germans" were speaking English totally destroyed the whole "suspend disbelief" for me. This film is an awful rendition by Brits of an award-winning German book. Perhaps, ... Read more

Rating
7.5
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Based on 3,228 votes

Details
Release Date December 10, 2008
Runtime 2h 4m
Budget $32,000,000
Revenue $108,902,486
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 4.5
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