The Reader
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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.
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Writers
- David Hare
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Top cast
Full cast and crewRalph FiennesMichael BergKate WinsletHanna SchmitzDavid KrossYoung Michael BergLena OlinRose MatherBruno GanzProfessor RohlJeanette HainBrigitteHannah HerzsprungJuliaKaroline HerfurthMartheVolker BruchDieter SpenzAlexandra Maria LaraYoung Ilana Mather
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Details
- Release date
- December 10, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Writers
- David Hare
- Country of origin
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Certificate
- R
- Wikidata ID
- Q159063
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