Storyline
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.
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Cast & Crew
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain
Brigitte
Hannah Herzsprung
Julia
Karoline Herfurth
Marthe
Volker Bruch
Dieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria Lara
Young Ilana Mather
Fabian Busch
Hanna's Defense Council
Vijessna Ferkic
Sophie
Frequently Asked Questions
The Reader was released on December 10, 2008.
The runtime of The Reader is 2h 4m.
The Reader is a Drama, Romance movie.
The Reader has a rating of 7.5 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Reader is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Reader was directed by Stephen Daldry.
The main cast of The Reader includes Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross.
The Reader is originally in English.