Germany, Books and reading, Jews, Storytelling, Zusak, Markus, Death, Germans, Reading 

The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her in Germany during World War II. 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. 

Genre/Form: Feature films
Fiction films
War films
Historical films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
DVD-Video discs
Drama
History
Teatro
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Brian Percival; Karen Rosenfelt; Ken Blancato; Michael Petroni; John Williams; Geoffrey Rush; Emily Watson; Sophie Nélisse; Markus Zusak; Fox 2000 Pictures (Firm); Sunswept Entertainment (Firm); 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Firm)

ISBN: 9786315300325 6315300324
OCLC Number: 1020417663
Language Note: Languages: English; also dubbed into French or Spanish. Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
Notes: DVD release date: March 11, 2014.
Originally release as a motion picture on November 27, 2013.
Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak.
Special features: Deleted scenes; theatrical trailer, sneak peeks.
Credits: Credits: Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; music, John Williams ; editor, John Wilson.
Performer(s): Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nelisse.
Target Audience: Rated: PG-13 (for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material).
Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, Region 1 encoding, Anamorphic Widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs, Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) and 2.0 (French, Spanish) surround sound.
Other Titles: Book thief (Motion picture : 2013)
Responsibility: Fox 2000 Pictures presents ; a Sunswept Entertainment production ; produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato ; screenplay by Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival.