Quick facts
- Released
- December 10, 2008
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- R
- Budget
- $32.0M
- Box office
- $108.9M
- IMDb
- tt0976051
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English, German, Greek
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg
Cast
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
Jürgen Tarrach
Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi
Thomas Berg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The Reader about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Reader?
- The Reader was directed by Stephen Daldry.
- Who stars in The Reader?
- The Reader stars Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin.
- When was The Reader released?
- The Reader is a 2008 drama, romance film.
- Where can I watch The Reader?
- You can watch The Reader with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.