| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 2.0 rda |
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digital optical stereo rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Language |
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; optional descriptive audio in English for the visually impaired; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; music, John Williams ; editor, John Wilson. |
| Note |
Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2013. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material ; CHV rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Deleted scenes; theatrical trailer, sneak peeks. |
| Local Note |
AVONDVD, BRPLDVD, BURLDVD, CATNDVD, SWNDDVD, STJODVD |
| Subject |
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
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Books and reading -- Drama.
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Storytelling -- Drama.
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Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Drama.
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Death -- Drama.
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Zusak, Markus -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- United States.
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Feature films -- Germany.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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| Added Author |
Percival, Brian, 1962- film director.
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Petroni, Michael, screenwriter.
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Rosenfelt, Karen, film producer.
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Blancato, Ken, film producer.
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Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- actor.
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Watson, Emily, 1967- actor.
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Nélisse, Sophie, actor.
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Allam, Roger, actor.
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Williams, John, 1932- composer.
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Ballhaus, Florian, 1965- director of photography.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Zusak, Markus.
Book thief.
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Fox 2000 Pictures, presenter.
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Sunswept Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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Studio Babelsberg, production company.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., film distributor.
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| Note |
Alternate German title seen briefly during opening title frames: Bücherdiebin |
| Standard No. |
024543886563 |
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024543886570 |
| Music No. |
2288656 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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2288657 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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