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The book thief [videorecording] / Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival.

Bücherdiebin (other title)

Percival, Brian, 1962- (film director.). Petroni, Michael, (screenwriter.). Rosenfelt, Karen, (film producer.). Blancato, Ken, (film producer.). Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- (actor.). Watson, Emily, 1967- (actor.). Nélisse, Sophie, (actor.). Allam, Roger, (actor.). Schentzer, Ben, (actor.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer.). Ballhaus, Florian, 1965- (cinematographer.). Zusak, Markus. Book thief. (Added Author). Fox 2000 Pictures, (presenter.). Sunswept Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch. (Cast).

Summary:

Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.

Record details

ISBN: 9786315300325
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak. Special features: Deleted scenes; Sneak peeks.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; music, John Williams ; film editor, John Wilson ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.
Participant or Performer Note:	Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:	English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Source of Description Note:	Title from disc surface.