The Reader
(2008) Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know. | Released
Ratings
58%
7.5
7.6
62%
Financials
Revenue: $108,902,486
Budget: $32,000,000
Profit: + $76,902,486
Movie Details
Tag Line: Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 7
Release Date: Dec 10, 2008
Rating: R
Run Time: 2h 04m
Original Language: English
Website: Link
Production Countries: Germany , United States of America
Production Companies: The Weinstein Company , Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen , Mirage Enterprises , Studio Babelsberg , FFA , Deutscher Filmförderfonds , Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg , ARD , Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
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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.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Roger Deakins
Chris Menges
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| Directing | Director |
Stephen Daldry
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| Script Supervisor |
Susanna Lenton
Katri Billard
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| Production | Casting |
Jina Jay
Simone Bär
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| Executive Producer |
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
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| Producer |
Sydney Pollack
Anthony Minghella
Redmond Morris
Donna Gigliotti
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| Co-Producer |
Henning Molfenter
Charlie Woebcken
Christoph Fisser
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| Co-Executive Producer |
Jason Blum
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Ann Roth
Donna Maloney
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| Makeup Artist |
Linda Melazzo
Maria Torfeld
Annett Schulze
Anna Von Gwinner
Gabriele Kent-Horspool
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| Wig Designer |
Peter Owen
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| Special Effects Makeup Artist |
Chris Lyons
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| Prosthetic Designer |
Matthew Smith
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| Art | Supervising Art Director |
Christian M. Goldbeck
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| Production Design |
Brigitte Broch
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| Art Direction |
Yeşim Zolan
Erwin Prib
Anu Schwartz
Anja Fromm
Stefan Hauck
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| Set Decoration |
Eva Stiebler
Karin Betzler
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| Writing | Screenplay |
David Hare
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| Book |
Bernhard Schlink
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| Editing | Editor |
Claire Simpson
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| Digital Intermediate |
Barbara Jean Kearney
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| Sound | Foley Artist |
Marko Costanzo
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| Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Lee Dichter
Harry Higgins
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| Foley Mixer |
George A. Lara
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| Original Music Composer |
Nico Muhly
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| Music Editor |
Annette Kudrak
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| Sound Recordist |
Eric Hirsch
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| ADR Mixer |
Michael Fowler
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| Crew | Unit Publicist |
Linda Gamble
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| Department | Role | Name |