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The Reader (2008)
  • Caption: The Reader (2008)
  • Description: THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog." Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.

    Directed by
    Stephen Daldry

    Writing credits
    (WGA)
    David Hare (screenplay)

    Bernhard Schlink (book "Der Vorleser")

    Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

    Ralph Fiennes ... Michael Berg

    Jeanette Hain ... Brigitte
    David Kross ... Young Michael Berg

    Kate Winslet ... Hanna Schmitz
    Susanne Lothar ... Carla Berg
    Alissa Wilms ... Emily Berg
    Florian Bartholomäi ... Thomas Berg
    Friederike Becht ... Angela Berg
    Matthias Habich ... Peter Berg
    Frieder Venus ... Doctor
    Marie-Anne Fliegel ... Hanna's Neighbor
    Hendrik Arnst ... Woodyard Worker
    Rainer Sellien ... Teacher
    Torsten Michaelis ... Sports Master
    Moritz Grove ... Holger
    Joachim Tomaschewsky ... Stamp Dealer
    Barbara Philipp ... Waitress
    Hans Hohlbein ... Clerk
    Jürgen Tarrach ... Gerhard Bade

    Kirsten Block ... Female Judge
    Vijessna Ferkic ... Sophie
    Vanessa Berthold ... Sophie's Friend
    Benjamin Trinks ... Holger's Friend
    Fritz Roth ... Tram Supervisor
    Hannah Herzsprung ... Julia
    Jacqueline Macaulay ... Heidelberg Lecturer

    Volker Bruch ... Dieter Spenz
    Bruno Ganz ... Professor Rohl
    Karoline Herfurth ... Marthe
    Max Mauff ... Rudolf

    Ludwig Blochberger ... Seminar Group Student #1
    Jonas Jägermeyr ... Seminar Group Student #2
    Alexander Kasprik ... Seminar Group Student #3
    Burghart Klaußner ... Judge
    Sylvester Groth ... Prosecuting Council
    Fabian Busch ... Hanna's Defense Council
    Margarita Broich ... Co-Defendant #1
    Marie Gruber ... Co-Defendant #2
    Lena Lessing ... Co-Defendant #3
    Merelina Kendall ... Co-Defendant #4
    Hildegard Schroedter ... Co-Defendant #5

    Lena Olin ... Rose Mather / Ilana Mather

    Alexandra Maria Lara ... Young Ilana Mather
    Martin Brambach ... Remand Prison Guard #1
    Michael Schenk ... Remand Prison Guard #2
    Ava Eusepi-Harris ... Young Julia
    Nadja Engel ... Mail Room Guard #1
    Anne-Kathrin Gummich ... Mail Room Guard #2
    Carmen-Maja Antoni ... Prison Librarian
    Petra Hartung ... Head Prison Guard
    Linda Bassett ... Ms. Brenner
    Beata Lehmann ... Ms. Brenner's Secretary
    Heike Hanold ... Prison Guard (as Heike Hanold-Lynch)
    Bettina Scheuritzel ... Gate Guard
    Robin Gooch ... Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch)
    rest of cast listed alphabetically:

    Rich Odell ... Cab driver (uncredited)
    Sam Luca Scollin ... (uncredited)
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  • Movie: The Reader
  • Id: 11477050
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