The Reader

The Reader

2008

Movie Information

Overview

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.

Release Date

December 10, 2008

Director

Stephen Daldry

Runtime

2h 4m

Cast

Ralph FiennesKate WinsletDavid KrossLena OlinBruno GanzJeanette HainHannah HerzsprungKaroline HerfurthVolker BruchAlexandra Maria Lara

Production

The Weinstein CompanyMirage EnterprisesStudio Babelsberg

Genres

DramaRomance

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