While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Geoffrey Rush
as Hans Hubermann
Sophie Nélisse
as Liesel Meminger
Emily Watson
as Rosa Hubermann
Nico Liersch
as Rudy Steiner
Ben Schnetzer
as Max Vandenburg
Heike Makatsch
as Liesel's mother
Barbara Auer
as Ilsa Hermann
Roger Allam
as Narrator / Death (voice)
Rainer Bock
as Bürgermeister Hermann
Gotthard Lange
as Grave Digger
Rainer Reiners
as Priest
Kirsten Block
as Frau Heinrich
