The Reader

The Reader 2008

★ 7.5TMDB 2h 4min Director: Stephen Daldry

DramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Stephen Daldry
Writers
David Hare
Executive Producers
Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein
Cinematography
Roger Deakins, Chris Menges
Editing
Claire Simpson
Composer
Nico Muhly
Production Design
Brigitte Broch
Costume Design
Donna Maloney, Ann Roth

Details

Release date
Dec 10, 2008
Runtime
124 min
Status
Released
Budget
$32,000,000
Revenue
$108,902,486
Studios
The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg
Country
Germany, United States of America
Language
English, German, Greek, Latin

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