The Reader (2008)
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
Synopsis
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
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Ralph Fiennes
as Michael Berg
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Kate Winslet
as Hanna Schmitz
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David Kross
as Young Michael Berg
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Lena Olin
as Rose Mather
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Bruno Ganz
as Professor Rohl
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Jeanette Hain
as Brigitte
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Hannah Herzsprung
as Julia
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Karoline Herfurth
as Marthe
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Volker Bruch
as Dieter Spenz
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Alexandra Maria Lara
as Young Ilana Mather
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Fabian Busch
as Hanna's Defense Council
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Vijessna Ferkic
as Sophie
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Susanne Lothar
as Carla Berg
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Matthias Habich
as Peter Berg
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Burghart Klaußner
as Judge
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Sylvester Groth
as Prosecuting Council
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Jürgen Tarrach
as Gerhard Bade
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Florian Bartholomäi
as Thomas Berg
Crew
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Stephen Daldry
Director
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Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
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Chris Menges
Director of Photography
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Claire Simpson
Editor
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Nico Muhly
Original Music Composer
- Donna Gigliotti Producer
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Anthony Minghella
Producer
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Sydney Pollack
Producer
- Redmond Morris Producer
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David Hare
Screenplay
