The Book Thief
Movies & TV / DVD
Movies/TV › Feature Film Drama
UPC: 024543886563 / Publisher: 20th Century Fox, September 2015
To escape the horrors of World War II Germany, a young girl steals books to read and visits with the Jewish refugee hiding in her house.
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"Based on the beloved best-selling book comes this profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple (OSCAR® Winner Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson), her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jew hiding in the family’s home, escape from the events unfolding around them in this extraordinary, acclaimed film directed by Brian Percival (Downton Abbey)."
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