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The book thief [videorecording] / Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; directed by Brian Percival ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; made in association with TSG Entertainment and the Blair Partnership, in association with Studio Babelsberg.

Bücherdiebin (other title)
Percival, Brian, 1962- (film director.). Rosenfelt, Karen, (film producer.). Blancato, Ken, (film producer.). Petroni, Michael, (screenwriter.). Ballhaus, Florian, 1965- (director of photography.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer (expression)). Wilson, John (Film editor), (editor of moving image work.). Elliott, Simon (Production designer), (production designer.). Sheppard, Anna, (costume designer.). Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- (actor.). Watson, Emily, 1967- (actor.). Nélisse, Sophie, (actor.). Allam, Roger, (actor.). Schnetzer, Ben, 1990- (actor.). Liersch, Nico, 2000- (actor.). Zusak, Markus. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Book thief. (Added Author). Blair Partnership (Firm), (production company.). Fox 2000 Pictures, (presenter.). Studio Babelsberg, (production company.). Sunswept Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). TSG Entertainment, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch, Roger Allam. (Cast).

Summary:

The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her in Germany during World War II. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786315300325
  • ISBN: 6315300324
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: Deleted scenes; theatrical trailer, sneak peeks.
Title from title frame.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Educational and home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; film editor, John Wilson ; music by John Williams ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.
Participant or Performer Note:
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch, Roger Allam.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material ; CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; dual layer; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio; with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) and English descriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.

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Subject:
Zusak, Markus > Film adaptations.
Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
Books and reading > Drama.
Storytelling > Drama.
Jews > Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Drama.
Death > Drama.
Genre:
Feature films.
War films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 88 of 92 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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