Film

The Reader

2008 · 2h 4m · Drama · Romance

Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

63%

Metacritic

58

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.

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

David Kross

Young Michael Berg

Lena Olin

Rose Mather

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia

Karoline Herfurth

Marthe

Volker Bruch

Dieter Spenz

Alexandra Maria Lara

Young Ilana Mather

Fabian Busch

Hanna's Defense Council

Vijessna Ferkic

Sophie

Susanne Lothar

Carla Berg

Matthias Habich

Peter Berg

Burghart Klaußner

Judge

Sylvester Groth

Prosecuting Council

• Stephen DaldryDirector
• David HareScreenplay
• Donna GigliottiProducer
• Anthony MinghellaProducer
• Sydney PollackProducer
• Redmond MorrisProducer
• Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
• Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
• Chris MengesDirector of Photography

The Reader (2008) official trailer HD

Release date

December 10, 2008

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

R

Budget

$32,000,000

Revenue

$108,902,486

Genres

Drama, Romance

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