The Reader
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Homepage: http://www.thereader-movie.com/
Budget: $32,000,000 | Revenue : $108,902,486
Runtime: 124 minutes
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Kate Winslet
Played Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes
Played Michael Berg
David Kross
Played Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
Played Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
Played Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain
Played Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung
Played Julia
Karoline Herfurth
Played Marthe
Volker Bruch
Played Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara
Played Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch
Played Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic
Played Sophie
Susanne Lothar
Played Carla Berg
Matthias Habich
Played Peter Berg
Burghart Klaußner
Played Judge
Sylvester Groth
Played Prosecuting Council
Jürgen Tarrach
Played Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi
Played Thomas Berg
Moritz Grove
Played Holger
Kirsten Block
Played Female Judge
Margarita Broich
Played Co-Defendant
Marie Gruber
Played Co-Defendant
Martin Brambach
Played Remand Prison Guard #1
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Played Prison Librarian
Heike Hanold-Lynch
Played Prison Guard
Linda Bassett
Played Ms. Brenner
Ludwig Blochberger
Played Student
Benjamin Trinks
Played Holger's friend
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