The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

2008 US-UK film directed by Mark Herman
Movie film Q157556
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Key Facts

  • Director: Mark Herman[1]
  • Screenwriter: Mark Herman[2]
  • Composer: James Horner[3]
  • Genre: drama film[4]
  • Based on: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas[5]
  • Cast member: Asa Butterfield[6], Jack Scanlon[7], David Thewlis[8], Vera Farmiga[9], Rupert Friend[10], Amber Beattie[11], Sheila Hancock[12], Richard Johnson[13], Cara Horgan[14], David Hayman[15], Jim Norton[16]
  • Producer: David Heyman[17]
  • Depicts: gas chamber[18]
  • Production company: Heyday Films[19], BBC Film[20]
  • Director of photography: Benoît Delhomme[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[23]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[24], 65%[25], 55/100[26]
  • Color: color[27]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[28], United States[29]
  • Publication date: August 28, 2008[30], May 7, 2009[31]
  • Distributed by: Miramax[32], Netflix[33], Fandango at Home[34]
  • Narrative location: German Reich[35]
  • Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas[36]
  • Filming location: Budapest[37]
  • Main subject: World War II[38], The Holocaust[39], history of the Jews in Poland[40]
  • Film editor: Michael Ellis[41]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[42]
  • After a work by: John Boyne[43]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[44]

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  1. 1d ago · Johannes Fabian Schmidt · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 49
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  2. 6w ago · Máté · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cineuropa film id → 86708
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  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → gas chamber
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  5. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 11w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +1
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  10. 25w ago · Mcampany · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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