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The Reader

Not Rated
DramaRomance
7.5/10(3,076 ratings)

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.

12-10-2008
2h 4m
The Reader
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Main Cast

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg

David Kross

David Kross

Young Michael Berg

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Rose Mather

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte

Hannah Herzsprung

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Stephen Daldry
Production:
The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg
Revenue:
$108,902,486
Budget:
$32,000,000

Key Crew

Director:
Stephen Daldry
Director of Photography:
Chris Menges
Screenplay:
David Hare
Producer:
Anthony Minghella
Producer:
Donna Gigliotti

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
DE; US
Languages:
en