
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