Information
Release DateDecember 10, 2008
Runtime2h 4m
StatusReleased
Budget$32M
Revenue$109M
ProductionThe Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises + 1 more
LanguagesEnglish, German, Greek, Latin
7.5
3,223 votesPopularity5
The Reader
"Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know."
Synopsis
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.
Cast & Crew
Director
Featured Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
