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The Reader (2008) The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an

The Reader (2008)

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.

Cast:
Michael Berg: Ralph Fiennes
Brigitte: Jeanette Hain
Young Michael Berg: David Kross
Hanna Schmitz: Kate Winslet
Carla Berg: Susanne Lothar
Emily Berg: Alissa Wilms
Thomas Berg: Florian Bartholomäi
Angela Berg: Friederike Becht
Peter Berg: Matthias Habich
Doctor: Frieder Venus
Hanna's Neighbour (as Marie Anne Fliegel): Marie-Anne Fliegel
Woodyard Worker: Hendrik Arnst
Teacher: Rainer Sellien
Sports Master: Torsten Michaelis
Holger: Moritz Grove
Stamp Dealer: Joachim Tomaschewsky
Waitress: Barbara Philipp
Clerk: Hans Hohlbein
Gerhard Bade (as Juergen Tarrach): Jürgen Tarrach
Female Judge: Kirsten Block
Sophie: Vijessna Ferkic
Sophie's Friend: Vanessa Berthold
Holger's Friend: Benjamin Trinks
Tram Supervisor: Fritz Roth
Julia: Hannah Herzsprung
Heidelberg Lecturer (as Jaqueline Macaulay): Jacqueline Macaulay
Dieter: Volker Bruch
Professor Rohl: Bruno Ganz
Marthe: Karoline Herfurth
Rudolf: Max Mauff
Seminar Group Student: Alexander Kasprik
Judge: Burghart Klaußner
Prosecuting Council: Sylvester Groth
Hanna's Defence Council: Fabian Busch
Co-Defendant: Hildegard Schroedter
Rose Mather: Lena Olin
Young Ilana Mather: Alexandra Maria Lara
Remand Prison Guard #1: Martin Brambach
Remand Prison Guard #2: Michael Schenk
Young Julia: Ava Eusepi-Harris
Mail Room Guard #1: Nadja Engel
Mail Room Guard #2: Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Prison Librarian: Carmen-Maja Antoni
Head Prison Guard: Petra Hartung
Ms. Brenner: Linda Bassett
Ms. Brenner's Secretary: Beata Lehmann
Prison Guard: Heike Hanold-Lynch
Gate Guard: Bettina Scheuritzel
Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch): Robin Gooch
Criminal Defense Lawyer: Thomas Borchardt
Reporter: Sam Luca Scollin
Michael's Court House Assistant: Hendrik Maaß
Additional Voices (voice): Klemen Novak
Taxi Driver: Rich Odell
Student: Daniele Rizzo
Student in Court: Stephan Ziller

Written by: David Hare, Bernhard Schlink

Director: Stephen Daldry

Release date: 30 Jan 2009

Box Office: $34,194,407
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