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form y separately published work icon The Book Thief single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Book Thief Markus Zusak , 2005 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 The Book Thief
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Film Details - Fox 2000 Pictures ; Studio Babelsberg , 2013

Producers:

Karen Rosenfelt and Ken Blancato (producers).
Charlie Woebcken, Christoph Fisser, and Henning Molfenter (co-producers).
Redmond Morris (executive producer).

Production Companies:

Fox 2000
Studio Babelsberg

Director of Photography:

Florian Ballhaus.

Editors:

John Wilson.

Production Designers:

Simon Elliott.

Music:

John Williams (composer).

Becky Bentham (music supervisor).

Graham Sutton (music editor).


Cast:

Cast including Geoffrey Rush (Hans Hubermann), Emily Watson (Rosa Hubermann), Sophie Nélisse (Liesel Meminger), Ben Schnetzer (Max Vandenburg), and Nico Liersch (Rudy Steiner).


Release Dates:

15 November 2013 (USA)

Location:

  • Berlin

Awards:

  • Academy Award, Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (nominated), 2014.
  • Golden Globe, Best Original Score - Motion Picture (nominated), 2014.
  • BAFTA Award, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (nominated), 2014.
  • AACTA International Award, Best Supporting Actor (nominated), 2014.
  • Grammy Award, Best Instrumental Composition (won), 2015.
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