The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2008 US-UK film directed by Mark Herman
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Summary
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,238 views/month, #831 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mark Herman[3]
- Screenwriter: Mark Herman[4]
- Composer: James Horner[5]
- Genre: drama film[6]
- Based on: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas[7]
- Cast member: Asa Butterfield[8], Jack Scanlon[9], David Thewlis[10], Vera Farmiga[11], Rupert Friend[12], Amber Beattie[13], Sheila Hancock[14], Richard Johnson[15], Cara Horgan[16], David Hayman[17], Jim Norton[18]
- Producer: David Heyman[19]
- Depicts: gas chamber[20]
- Production company: Heyday Films[21], BBC Film[22]
- Director of photography: Benoît Delhomme[23]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
- Distribution format: video on demand[25]
- Review score: 6.3/10[26], 65%[27], 55/100[28]
- Color: color[29]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[30], United States[31]
- Publication date: August 28, 2008[32], May 7, 2009[33]
- Distributed by: Miramax[34], Netflix[35], Fandango at Home[36]
- Narrative location: German Reich[37]
- Official website: http://www.miramax.com/movie/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas[38]
- Filming location: Budapest[39]
- Main subject: World War II[40], The Holocaust[41], history of the Jews in Poland[42]
- Film editor: Michael Ellis[43]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[44]
- After a work by: John Boyne[45]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[46]
Why It Matters
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]