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The Book Thief (2014)

The Book Thief is a historical drama film based on Markus Zusak's novel about a young girl who lives with her foster parents during the era of World War II. Liesel, a young girl who cannot read or write, is taught by her adoptive father, encouraging her love of books. As she steals additional books to continue feeding her love of literature, she begins to share them with a young Jewish boy the family has taken in to protect him from the Nazi party.

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The Book Thief
pg-13
War
Drama

Director
Brian Percival
Release Date
January 30, 2014
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Sophie Nélisse , Geoffrey Rush
Writers
Brian Percival
Runtime
131minutes
Budget
$19 million

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