The Reader
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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Michael Berg
Brigitte
Young Michael Berg
Hanna Schmitz
Carla Berg
Peter Berg
Hanna's Neighbour (as Marie Anne Fliegel)
Woodyard Worker
Teacher
Sports Master
Holger
Female Judge
Sophie
Holger's Friend
Tram Supervisor
Julia
Dieter
Professor Rohl
Marthe
Rudolf
Seminar Group Student
Prosecuting Council
Hanna's Defence Council
Co-Defendant
Co-Defendant
Co-Defendant
Rose Mather
Young Ilana Mather
Remand Prison Guard #1
Remand Prison Guard #2
Prison Librarian
Ms. Brenner
Prison Guard
Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch)
Student
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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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Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: David Hare, Bernhard Schlink
Production: N/A
Year: 2008
MetaScore: 58/100
ImdbRating: 7.6
BoxOffice: $34,194,407
Released: 30 Jan 2009
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 48 nominations total
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