About The Reader
- Released on December 10, 2008
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.
Full Cast of The Reader
Kate Winslet plays Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes plays Michael Berg
David Kross plays Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin plays Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz plays Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain plays Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung plays Julia
Karoline Herfurth plays Marthe
Volker Bruch plays Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara plays Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch plays Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic plays Sophie
Susanne Lothar plays Carla Berg
Matthias Habich plays Peter Berg
Burghart Klaußner plays Judge
Sylvester Groth plays Prosecuting Council
Jürgen Tarrach plays Gerhard Bade
Florian Bartholomäi plays Thomas Berg
Moritz Grove plays Holger
Kirsten Block plays Female Judge
Margarita Broich plays Co-Defendant
Marie Gruber plays Co-Defendant
Martin Brambach plays Remand Prison Guard #1
Carmen-Maja Antoni plays Prison Librarian
Heike Hanold-Lynch plays Prison Guard
Linda Bassett plays Ms. Brenner
Ludwig Blochberger plays Student
Benjamin Trinks plays Holger's friend
Crew of The Reader
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Crew
- Kate Winslet
- Ralph Fiennes
- David Kross
- Lena Olin
- Bruno Ganz
- Jeanette Hain
- Hannah Herzsprung
- Karoline Herfurth
- Volker Bruch
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Fabian Busch
- Vijessna Ferkic
- Susanne Lothar
- Matthias Habich
- Burghart Klaußner
- Sylvester Groth
- Jürgen Tarrach
- Florian Bartholomäi
- Moritz Grove
- Kirsten Block
- Margarita Broich
- Marie Gruber
- Martin Brambach
- Carmen-Maja Antoni
- Heike Hanold-Lynch
- Linda Bassett
- Ludwig Blochberger
- Benjamin Trinks