The Book Thief
2014 film by Brian Percival
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Summary
The Book Thief is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,766 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Brian Percival[3]
- Screenwriter: Michael Petroni[4], Markus Zusak[5]
- Composer: John Williams[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], war film[8]
- Based on: The Book Thief[9]
- Cast member: Emily Watson[10], Geoffrey Rush[11], Sophie Nélisse[12], Nico Liersch[13], Ben Schnetzer[14], Roger Allam[15], Barbara Auer[16], Heike Makatsch[17], Joachim Paul Assböck[18], Gotthard Lange[19], Godehard Giese[20], Carina Wiese[21], Kirsten Block[22], Oliver Stokowski[23]
- Production company: 20th Century Studios[24]
- Director of photography: Florian Ballhaus[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26], German[27]
- Commons category: The Book Thief (film)[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 5.7/10[30], 50%[31], 53/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34], Germany[35]
- Publication date: October 3, 2013[36], March 13, 2014[37], January 30, 2014[38]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[39], InterCom[40], Netflix[41], Disney+[42]
- Narrative location: Bavaria[43]
- Official website: http://www.thebookthief.com/[44]
- Filming location: Germany[45]
- Main subject: The Holocaust[46]
- Film editor: John Wilson[47]
- Described by source: 37 Days; The Book Thief; Bark [Review][48]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[49]
- Executive producer: Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin[50]
- Title: The Book Thief[51]
Why It Matters
The Book Thief has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]