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The book thief / Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 2288656 | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment2288657 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: Spanish, English Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]Edition: [English/Spanish/French version]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Book thief (Motion picture).
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music, John Williams ; film editor, John Wilson ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer.Summary: Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD DRAMA Book thi Available 33111007261189
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD DRAMA Book thi Available 33111007884980
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A young girl (Sophie Nelisse) living with foster parents (Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson) in Nazi Germany begins collecting forbidden books and sharing them with the Jewish refugee hiding in her home in this war drama adapted from Markus Zusak's book by screenwriter Michael Petroni (The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys) and director Brian Percival (Downton Abbey). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.

Special features: Deleted scenes; Sneak peeks.

Music, John Williams ; film editor, John Wilson ; production designer, Simon Elliott ; costume designer, Anna B. Sheppard.

Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer.

Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. Although Liesel is illiterate when she is adopted by a German couple, her adoptive father encourages her to learn to read. Ultimately, the power of words helps Liesel and Max, a Jew hiding in the family's home, escape from the events unfolding around them.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material ; CHV rating: PG.

DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.

English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).

Title from disc surface.

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