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The Reader (2008)


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R | 2 hr 2 mins | Drama, Romance, Adaptation | Released: 12/10/2008 |Box Office Total: $34.1M

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Synopsis:
When he falls ill on his way home from school, 15 year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. The two begin an unexpected and passionate affair only for Hanna to suddenly and inexplicably disappear. Eight years later, Michael, now a young law student observing Nazi war trials, meets his former lover again, under very different circumstances. Hanna is on trial for a hideous crime, and as she refuses to defend herself, Michael gradually realizes his boyhood love may be guarding a secret she considers to be more shameful than murder.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/10/2008
Studio Credit
The Weinstein Company Studio
Director Credit
Stephen Daldry Director
Cast Credit
Kate Winslet Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes Michael Berg
Karoline Herfurth Marthe
Hannah Herzsprung Julia
David Kross Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin Rose Mather/Ilana Mather
Bruno Ganz Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain Brigitte
Susanne Lothar Carla Berg
Alissa Wilms Emily Berg
Florian Bartholomai Thomas Berg
Friederike Becht Angela Berg
Matthias Habich Peter Berg
Frieder Venus Doctor
Marie Anne Fliegel Hanna’s Neighbour
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
Vijnessa Ferkic Sophie
Vanessa Berthold Sophie’s Friend
Benjamin Trinks Holger’s Friend
Fritz Roth Tram Supervisor
Jaqueline Macaulay Heidelberg Lecturer
Volker Bruch Dieter
Max Mauff Rudolf
Ludwig Blochberger Seminar Group Student
Jonas Jaegermeyr Seminar Group Student
Burghart Klaussner Judge
Sylvester Groth Prosecuting Council
Alexander Kasprik Seminar Group Student
Fabian Busch Hanna’s Defense Council
Margarita Broich Co-Defendant
Marie Gruber Co-Defendant
Lena Lessing Co-Defendant
Merelina Kendall Co-Defendant
Hildegard Schroedter Co-Defendant
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-Lynch Prison Guard
Bettina Scheuritzel Gate Guard
Robin Lyn Gooch Ilana’s Maid
Production Credits Credit
Michael Simon de Normier Associate Producer
Jason Blum Co-Executive Producer
Anthony Minghella Producer
Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
Henning Molfenter Co-Producer
Christoph Fisser Co-Producer
Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
Sydney Pollack Producer
Tarik Karam Associate Producer
Redmond Morris Producer
Nora Skinner Associate Producer
Carl Woebcken Co-Producer
Marieke Spencer Associate Producer
Donna Gigliotti Producer
Production Companies Credit
Mirage Enterprises Production Company
Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group Foreign Distribution Rights
The Weinstein Company Domestic Theatrical Distributor
The Weinstein Company Domestic Video Distributor
Senator Filmverleih Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Entertainment Film Distributors, Ltd. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Benelux Film Distribution (BFD) Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Odeon S.A. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
TFM Distribution Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Palace Pictures Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Roadshow Film Distributors Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Imagem Filmes Distribuidora LTDA Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sena Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Italia Films Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cable Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pachamama Cine Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sunny Films Entertainment Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland Oy Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Showgate, Inc. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations  
Berlin, Germany  
Writer Credit
Bernhard Schlink Source Material
David Hare Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Dee Schuka Post-Production Accountant
Avi Levy Finance Manager - Production Controller
Steffi Hiller Production Accountant
Paul Meyer-Gerlt Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Maggie Murray Assistant Accountant
Trevanna Post Post-Production Accountant
Marlus C Harding Accountant (New York)
Brian Gibbs Production Accountant
Grit Schluchtermann Assistant Accountant
Tilmann Vierzig Assistant Accountant
Jason Potter Production Accountant
Wolfgang Schwedler Accountant
Nina Buttner Assistant Accountant
Andrea Schumacher Assistant Accountant
Margit Jutz Assistant Accountant
Art Department Credit
Eva Maria Stiebler Set Decorator
Christian M Goldbeck Art Director
Brigitte Broch Production Designer
Henry Seifert Art Department - Draftsman
Gabriele Ross Art Department Coordinator
Bettina Saul Lead Person
Temple Clark Storyboard Artist
Matthias Prange Swing Gang - Set Dressing Swing Gang
Axel Eichhorst Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Thorston Sabel Assistant Art Director
Christoph Heinecke Set Dresser
Waleska Defne Theis Assistant Set Decorator
Dominik Reindl Painter - Stand-by Painter
Susan Belaval Art Department Coordinator
Benjamin Kniebe Storyboard Artist
Max Schmigalla Set Dresser
Edgar Konkoll Swing Gang - Set Dressing Swing Gang
Karin Betzler Set Decorator
Gesche Hein Assistant Set Decorator
Esther Disteldorf Art Department - Draftsman
Ivan Lacaze Painter - Stand-by Painter
Daniel Ben Sorge Lead Person
Erwin W Prib Art Director
Marcus Goppner Assistant Art Director
Kirsten Lieboldt-Longolius Assistant Set Decorator
Sarah Jablonka Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Martin Knauer Set Dresser
Stefan Hauck Art Director
Torsten Dahlke Painter - Stand-by Painter
Alexis Miszak Swing Gang - Set Dressing Swing Gang
Dagmar Wessel Lead Person
Yesim Zolan Art Director
Wolfgang Wrede Painter - Paint Supervisor
Jens Gaube Swing Gang - Set Dressing Swing Gang
Anne Zentgraf Set Dresser
Martina Baumgartner Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Stefanie Arndt Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Nele Jordan Set Dresser
Anja Fromm Art Director - Art Director Cologne
Pablo Alza Painter - Paint Supervisor
Achim Reimann Swing Gang - Set Dressing Swing Gang
Anu Schwartz Art Director (New York)
Stephan Buttchereidt Painter - Paint Supervisor
Omid Gutt Set Dresser
Henrietta Thomas Art Department - Art Department Trainee
Heike Steen Set Dresser
Michael Duwel Art Department
Christian Wollberg Set Dresser
Giovanni Scribano Set Dresser
Ron Buttner Set Dresser
Doro Polstroff Set Dresser
Maresa Burmester Set Dresser
Casting Credit
Simone Bär Casting
Tanja Schwichtenberg Extras Casting
Lori Eastside Extras Casting - Casting Principals and Extras (New York)
Jina Jay Casting
Alexandra Montag Casting (Germany)
Lucinda Johnston Casting (UK)
Craft Services Credit
Henrique Santos Craft Service (New York)
Film Camera Credit
Steve Beganyi High Definition Systems Engineer - HD Preview Artist
Andy Harris Assistant Camera
Melinda Sue Gordon Photography - Still Photographer
Thomas Gottschalk Camera - Camera Crew
Terry Haggar Color Timer
Dana Bloder Film Lab - DI Producer
Tim Stipan Colorist - DI Colorist
Alexander Sachariew Camera Assistant - 1st Camera Assistant
Martin Bartels Videotape Operator - Video Operator
Karl Keil Loader - Film Loader
Kaja Styczynska Camera Trainee
Tilmann Büttner Steadicam Operator
Roger Deakins Director of Photography
Roger Deakins Camera Operator
Chris Berg Dailies - Digital Dailies Manager
Andreas Lautil Colorist - Digital Dailies Colorist
Chris Menges Director of Photography
Chris Menges Camera Operator
Clemens Schmid Dailies - Digital Dailies Manager
Kaitlyn Fox High Definition Systems Engineer - HD Preview Assistant
Won-Suk Park Assistant Camera
Jordana Maurer Videotape Operator - Video Operator
Jimmy Fusil Film Lab - DI Producer
Daniel Erb Camera - Camera Crew
Bobby Mancuso Assistant Camera (New York)
Ahmet Tan Camera - Camera Crew
Jonathan Hoffman High Definition Systems Engineer - HD Preview Producer
Michael P Whipple Film Lab - DI Engineer
Luke Menges Camera Operator
Robert Slomke Videotape Operator - Video Operator
Lee Bennett Colorist - Digital Dailies Colorist
Anne Lindemann Camera Operator - Video Operator
Barbara Jean Kearney Film Lab - Executive Producer DI
Brian Reali High Definition Systems Engineer - HD Preview Producer
Josh Moore Film Lab - Lab Coordinator
Sandra Ritschel Camera Operator (Germany)
Christian Littmann Film Lab - Lab Line Producer
Film Sales Financing Credit
FFA Filmfoerderungsanstalt Film Financier
German Federal Film Fund Film Financier
Legal Credit
Andreas Pense Legal Counsel
Gerhard Werle Legal Services - Legal Expert
unverzagt von have Legal Counsel
Music Credit
Caterina Valente Song Performer
Simon Rhodes Music Recording Facilities - Music Recorder and Mixer
Nico Muhly Orchestrations - Score Orchestrator and Conductor
Nico Muhly Music
Olga Fitzroy Music Engineer
Jim Keller Music Publisher
Annette Kudrak Music Editor
Heinz Gietz Song
Kurt Feltz Song
Creation Song Performer
Zoe Knight Music Publisher
Vic Fraser Music - Music Preparation
Isobel Griffiths Orchestrations - Orchestra Contractor
Chris Barrett Music Engineer
Michael Feuser Music Editor
Charlotte Matthews Orchestrations - Orchestra Contractor
Dan Bora Music - Score Pre-Production
James Flatto Music Editor
Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden Song Performer
Edwin Phillips Song
Ryan Kelly Music Engineer
Kenneth Pickett Song
Thomas Bowes Orchestrations - Orchestra Leader
Christopher Jennings Music Engineer
David Theodore Music - Oboe
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Song
Jackson C Frank Song
Physical Effects Credit
Volkhard Buff Stunt Coordinator
Production Management Credit
Lauren Montuori Production Manager
Michaela Ifkovits Assistant Location Manager
Jan Enderlein Unit Manager
Volker Zobelt Location Coordinator
Michael Herbell Stage Manager - Set Manager
Matthias Braun Location Manager
Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
Heidrun Schlossmacher Assistant Production Coordinator
Arno Neubauer Line Producer
Richard Styles Assistant Director
Emanuel Hipp Location Assistant
Regine Otto Production Coordinator
Leslie Bautsch Post-Production Coordinator
Jennifer Lane Post-Production Supervisor
Kim Armitage Script Supervisor
Caren Wiederhold Production Coordinator
Jana Daedelow Assistant Production Coordinator
Bastian Rabe Assistant Location Manager
Andjelija Simaifar Location Manager
Sabine Schenck Line Producer (New York)
Aaron Levine Production Manager (New York)
Carlos Fidel Assistant Director
Benjamin Weidner Location Assistant
Sven Jenuwein Stage Manager - Set Manager
Rene Wuttke Location Coordinator
Paulina Czech Production Manager
Katri Billard Script Supervisor (New York)
Hughroy Williams Location Manager (New York)
Marianna Rowinska Line Producer
Tonja Schurmann Assistant Director
Artur Niemczuk Location Assistant
Carola Richter Assistant Production Coordinator
Barbara Rothe Assistant Production Coordinator
Markus Bensch Location Assistant - Locations
Jakub Woroszylski Location Manager
Jasmina Torbati Production Manager
Miguel Angelo Pate Assistant Director
Josh Newport Assistant Director (New York)
Jakub Exner Location Manager
Liudmila Gertsen Assistant Production Coordinator
David Blazina Assistant Director (New York)
Publicity Credit
Linda Gamble Unit Publicist
Alexandra Korne Publicity
Sound Credit
Dave Flynch Foley - Foley Supervisor
Blake Leyh Supervising Sound Editor
Blake Leyh Sound Designer
Walter Berretz ADR Mixer
Antonio Arroyo Sound Mixer (New York)
Manfred Banach Sound Recordist
Michael Barry Rerecording Mixer
Igor Nikolic Assistant Sound Editor
Eliza Paley ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Dan Edelstein ADR Editor
Mark Costanzo Foley Artist
Heather Gross Sound Effects Editor
Avi Laniado Sound Engineer - Sound Mix Engineer
George A. Lara Foley Mixer
George A. Lara Foley Recordist
Sondra James ADR Voice Casting
Eric Hirsch Sound Re-recordist
Benjamin Kruger Boom Operator
Harry Higgins Sound Re-recordist
Pam DeMetruis ADR Editor
Lee Dichter Rerecording Mixer
Jac Rubenstein ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Jim Greenhorn Sound Recordist
Tobias Kunze ADR Voice Casting
Paul Yurt Sound Engineer - Sound Mix Engineer
Bernd Biemüller ADR Mixer
Gina R Alfano ADR Editor
David Boulton ADR Mixer
Sylvia Menno ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Andy Kris Rerecording Mixer
Michael Feuser ADR Editor
Sahin Dagdelen ADR Mixer
Renzo D’alberto ADR Mixer
Peter Gleaves ADR Mixer
Bobby Johanson ADR Mixer
Ashley Low ADR Mixer
Dominik Oppon ADR Mixer
Andreas Rudroff ADR Mixer
Andy Thompson ADR Mixer
Visual Effects Credit
Hector Mejia Software Engineer - IT Engineer
Laura Lunt Visual Effects - Visual Effects Production Coordinator
Adam Hawkes Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Adolf Wojtinek Special Effects Coordinator
Jan Hogevold Visual Effects Producer
Peter Chiang Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Gass Visual Effects Editor - Digital Editorial
Ivan Pribicevic 2-D Artist - 2D Matte Painter
Katja Clos Graphic Designer
Camille Geier Visual Effects Producer - Executive Producer
Dennis Dorney Visual Effects Editor - Digital Editorial
Ryan Beadle Software Engineer - IO
Dan Victoire Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Brian Krijgsman Visual Effects Supervisor
Bob Schneider Visual Effects Editor - DI Conform Editor
Nitant Karnik Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Cara Buckley Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Jim Rider Visual Effects Supervisor
Eric Leverenz Software Engineer - DI Technical Assistant
Mark Dornfeld Visual Effects Supervisor
Michele Ferrone Visual Effects Producer
David W Reynolds Digital Effects Artist - Flame Compositor
Anton Anderson Digital Effects Artist - Flame Assistant
Paulina Kuszta Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects Coordinator
Shaina Holmes Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist/Supervisor
Jamie Baxter Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
John Bunt Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Sam Dabbs Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
James Gambino Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Sarah Grieshammer Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Lindsay Hoppe Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Justin Israel Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Masha Nova Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Jesse Morrow Digital Effects Artist - Smoke Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Andre Schopf-Markov Set Costumer
Ivana Primorac Makeup - Makeup and Hair Designer
Peter Owen Wig Maker - Wig Designer
Sandi Figueroa Costumer
Pauline Fowler Prosthetic Makeup - Chief Prosthetic Supervisor
Heike Hutt Costume Supervisor
Donna Maloney Costume Designer
Michelle Matland Assistant Costume Designer - Assistant to Costume Designer
Anna Von Gwinner Makeup Artist
Karen Hesse Tailor
Claudia Torsiello Costumes - Costume Assistant
Dorota Budna Costumes - Costume Assistant
Bettina Seifert Costumer
Annett Schulze Makeup Artist
Daniela Backes Set Costumer
Anna Isabell Logen Costume Supervisor
Ann Roth Costume Designer
Matthew Weston Smith Prosthetic Makeup - Prosthetic Makeup Designer
Sparka Hall Assistant Costume Designer - Assistant to Costume Designer
Daniel Meaker Prosthetic Makeup - HOD Silicone Technician
Gabriele Kent-Hoorspool Makeup Artist
Caroline Osuch Set Costumer
Ellen-Maria Muggelberg Costumer - Seamstress/Costumer
Katharina Drescher Costumes - Costume Production Assistant
Oskar Kantor Costumes - Costume Production Assistant
Christophe Lineré Set Costumer
Linda Melazzo Makeup Artist
Iris Lemos Costumer (New York)
Lisa Eichhorn Costumes - Costume Production Assistant

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