The Book Thief credits

Directed By

Brian Percival

Written By

Markus Zusak
based on the novel by: Michael Petroni
screenplay by

Cast

Roger Allam
Narrator / Death: Sophie Nélisse
Liesel Meminger: Heike Makatsch
Liesel's Mother: Julian Lehmann
Liesel's Brother: Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger: Rainer Reiners
Priest: Kirsten Block
Frau Heinrich: Geoffrey Rush
Hans Hubermann: Emily Watson
Rosa Hubermann: Nico Liersch
Rudy Steiner: Ludger Bökelmann
Football Urchin: Paul Schaefer
Football Urchin: Nozomi Linus Kaisar
Fat Faced Goalie: Oliver Stokowski
Alex Steiner: Robert Beyer
Jewish Accountant: Hildegard Schroedter
Frau Becker: Levin Liam
Franz Deutscher: Ben Schnetzer
Max Vandenburg: Sandra Nedeleff
Max's Mother: Rafael Gareisen
Walter - Nazi Soldier: Carl Heinz Choynski
Jürgen the Groundsman: Carina Wiese
Barbara Steiner: Rainer Bock
Bürgermeister Hermann: Barbara Auer
Ilsa Hermann: Sebastian Hülk
Gestapo Agent: Beata Lehmann
Woman with Champagne: Matthias Matschke
Wolfgang: Laina Schwarz
Neighbor: Marie Burchard
Neighbor: Georg Tryphon
Neighbor: Joachim Paul Assböck
Officer: Martin Ontrop
Herr Lehmann: Jan Andres
Fellow Conscript: Stephanie Stremler
Post Woman: Jesse Owens
Self: Godehard Giese
Policeman on Train: Adolf Hitler
Self: Mike Maas
Rolf Fischer: Norbert Mesmer
Stranger: Arnold Weglorz
Soldier Johann

Produced By

Ken Blancato
producer: Christoph Fisser
co-producer: Henning Molfenter
co-producer: Redmond Morris
executive producer: Karen Rosenfelt
producer: Charlie Woebcken
co-producer

Music

John Williams

Cinematography

Florian Ballhaus
director of photography

Sound

Niv Adiri
re-recording mixer: Paul Apted
dialogue editor: Dominik Avenwedde
adr recordist: Basis Berlin: Manfred Banach
production sound mixer: Ben Barker
sound effects editor: Peter Burgis
foley walker: Ryan Cole
recordist: Gillian Dodders
dialogue editor: Danny Freemantle
sound effects editor: Glenn Freemantle
sound designer / supervising sound editor: Nick Freemantle
assistant sound editor / assistant sound editor: Glen Gathard
foley recordist: Peter Gleaves
adr recordist: Goldcrest Post: Peter Hanson
foley editing: Nina Hartstone
supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor: Eilam Hoffman
sound effects editor: R.J. Kizer
dialogue editor: Bernhard Köpke
adr recordist: Basis Berlin: Tom Lalley
sound re-recording engineer: Helen McGovern
boom operator: Alessandro Mongardini
adr recordist: Post-Republic: Andy Nelson
re-recording mixer: Beauxregard Neylen
additional adr: Soundtrack New York: Emilie O'Connor
dialogue editor: Jordan O'Neill
datasat sound mastering engineer: Alberto Ovejero
dubbing mixer: Nicky Robinson
additional adr: Soundfirm Melbourne: Dirk Schäfer
boom operator: John Soukup
sound transfer recordist: André Stiebe
adr recordist: Post-Republic: Mike Tehrani
adr recordist: Goldcrest Post: Lora Tucci
adr recordist

Editing

John Wilson
film editor

Makeup

Babette Bröseke
additional makeup artist: crowd: Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
dental effects designer: Pamela Grujic
head makeup artist: crowd: Fae Hammond
hair designer / makeup designer: Natalia Jaik
additional makeup artist: crowd: Susanne Kasper
makeup artist: crowd: Marika Knappe
makeup artist: Antje Langner
additional makeup artist: crowd: Monika Lienig
additional makeup artist: crowd: Karla Meirer
additional makeup artist: crowd: Irmela Oswald
additional makeup artist: crowd: Andrea Pirchner
additional makeup artist: crowd / additional makeup artist: hair: Franziska Presche
crowd hair trainee/crowd makeup trainee: Margarita Rasbasch
junior makeup artist: Mike Reinecke
additional makeup artist: crowd: Chris Rossa
additional makeup artist: crowd: Alex Rouse
wigmaker: Katrin Schneider
additional makeup artist: crowd: Rachael Speke
key hair stylist / key makeup artist: Richard Glass
contact lens optician: Fay Hatzius
wig maker: Chris Lyons
dental prosthetics: Winnie Mattheus
additional makeup artist: Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore
contact lens coordinator: Sandra Stockmeier
wig maker: Anne Wenzel
wig maker

Special Effects

Rene Barthel
special effects technician: Markus Butkereit
special effects senior technician: Thomas Friedrich
special effects buyer: Josefa Geiss
special effects assistant office manager: Andreas Herberg
special effects: Wolfgang Higler
special effects senior set technician: Klaus Mielich
special effects coordinator: Uli Nefzer
special effects supervisor: Delroy Reid
snow effects technician: Andreas Schiller
special effects technician: daily: Jens Schmiedel
on-set special effects supervisor: Michael Steinbach
on-set snow effects supervisor: Lucien Stephenson
snow effects supervisor: Frantisek Vesely
special effects technician: Nils Bleeck
special effects senior technician: Andre Emme
daily special effects technician: Endres Löber
special effects: Mark Raymond
special effects technician: Thomas Thiele
additional special effects technician: Christian Wollberg
snow effects technician

Visual Effects

Konstantin Borchert
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Andreas Bundenthal
effects technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Marco de Goeij
matchmove artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Sebastian Elsner
pipeline technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Bernhard Esperester
3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Markus Frank
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Florian Gellinger
visual effects supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Andreas Giesen
effects technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Christoph Hasche
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Oliver Hohn
lead compositing artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Petter Idestroem
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Kerstin Kensy
visual effects producer: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Julia Kietzmann
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Björn Kähler
3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Natalie Meffert
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Simon Ohler
lead fx technical director: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Jan Piccart
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Robert Pinnow
visual effects executive producer: RISE Visual Effects Studios: David Salamon
lead 3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Thorsten Scholz
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Rayk Schroeder
lead compositing artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Oliver Schulz
lead mattepainter: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Alexander Schumann
3d artist: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Jérémie Sebban
systems administrator: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Jonathan Weber
visual effects supervisor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Andreas Wiget
mattepainter: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Lonni Wong
compositor: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Dan Dolan
vfx pulls: Christina Garberson
visual effects executive: Kian Tavasoli
trainee: RISE Visual Effects Studios: Guido Wilden
workflow consultant

Assistant Director

Phil Booth
first assistant director: Ralph Eisenmann
first assistant director: aerial unit: Lisa Hauss
second second assistant director: Rickie-Lee Roberts
third assistant director: Tom Rye
second assistant director: Ronny Schröder
third assistant director: crowd: Tobias Asam
additional third assistant director: crowd: Kilian Bold
trainee assistant director: Frederike Karsch
trainee assistant director: Simon Rangl
assistant director runner: Roman Remer
assistant director runner: Juliane Walker
daily third assistant director: crowd

Production Management

Benedikt Bothe
unit manager: Jeanette Haley
post-production supervisor: Philipp Klausing
unit production manager

Art Department

Bülent Akgün
set dresser: Britta Albert
props shopper: Laura Bach
draftsman / set designer: Martin Berg
art department assistant: Hubert Bock
lead dresser: Raymond Boy
storyboard artist: Nane Cornelius
set decoration buyer: Michael Düwel
managing director: art department studio babelsberg: Ulrike Eversmeier
set decoration tailor: Katja Fischer
set designer: Michael Fissneider
set designer: Mariska Saapke Flau
art department trainee: James Gemmill
scenic artist: Joris Hamann
construction assistant: manager: Björn Holzhausen
assistant property master: Christine Jahn
assistant standby props: Axel Kahnt
property master: Rainer Kaufmann
greensman: Joerg Kloecking
supervising carpenter: Helko Klünder
standby carpenter: Robert Krüger
head of department painter: Johannes Maria Laboga
art department assistant: Liliana Lambriev
graphic artist: Jens Leiche
head of department metalworker: Mario Lojek
head of department carpenter: Doreen Ludicke
construction buyer: Lisa McDiarmid
standby art director: Eva-Maria Müller
painter/artist: Russell Oxley
scenic artist: Iris Paschedag
assistant art director: Dominik Reindl
set painter / standby painter: Barbara Sandberg
graphic artist: Uwe Schaer
construction manager: Tom Scheele
storeman: Christian Schlaak
supervising carpenter: Esther Schreiner
assistant art director: Tonja Schurmann
assistant set decorator: Torsten Schwartz
head of department plasterer: Sergej Simonenko
head of accounting: art department studio babelsberg: Sabine Steinhof
graphic artist: Dietmar H. Suhr
supervising painter: David Thummerer
standby props: Yvonne von Krockow
junior set dresser: Andreas Widmann
set decoration buyer assistant: Dirk Winkler
supervising painter: Sandra Wortmann
set dresser: Robert Balke
patina painter: Jonas De Ro
concept artist: Lucas Fabbri
art department production assistant: Stefanie Gros
additional set dresser: Berlin: Erik Hennig
set dresser: Görlitz: Trinka Lat
painter: James Morrall
pre-visualization: Jens Scharf
set dresser: Markus 'Xaver' Steinberger
sculptor: Eva Weymann
finishing painter: Natalie Wild
set dresser

Stunts

Uwe Arndt
stunts: Jan Böhme
stunts: Tim Haberland
stunts: Florian Hotz
stunts: Tomas Jester
stunts: Alrik Kreemke
stunt performer: Stefan Langel
stunts: Frank Meinschien
stunts: Jockel Neubauer
stunts: Alexander Padrutt
stunts: Leo Plank
stunts: Markus Ranglack
stunts: Antje Rau
stunt coordinator: Katja Richter
stunts: Bernhard Schirmer
stunts: Rene Schobes
stunts: Lutz Seelow
stunts: Paul Sondershausen
stunts: Helga Wretman
stunts

Editorial

Matt Adams
digital intermediate consultant: Sascha Dhillon
associate editor: John Ensby
lab contact: Paul Ensby
digital intermediate colourist: Kim Honeyman
senior digital intermediate producer: Jaime Leonard
digital intermediate editor: Jeffery L. Parks
on-line and titles: Lee Tucker
preview engineer: Lee Twohey
hd deliverables: Jim Passon
color timer

Other

Sadie Grace Adrid
the producers wish to thank: Krista Wall
special thanks

Music Department

Eun-Mee Ahn
musician: violin: Allison Allport
musician: Ramiro Belgardt
music editor: Becky Bentham
historical music consultant: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin
musicians: choir: Rob Brophy
musician: viola: Tom Brown
music copyist: Sandy DeCrescent
music contractor: Steve Erdody
musician: cello: Donald Foster
musician: clarinet solos: Matt Franko
music preparation: Daniel Gold
music preparation: Jim Hoffman
music preparation: Gregory Jamrok
music preparation: Randy Kerber
musician: piano solos: Chris Kollgaard
musician: bass: Tobias Lehmann
engineer: Teldex Studio, Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin: Doris Lütz
music assistant: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin: Rebecca Morellato
music production executive: Shawn Murphy
music scoring mixer: Vincent Oppido
music preparation: Jessica Pearlman
musician: oboe solos: Nic Raine
arranger: historical music: Peter Reil
music tutor: bandonika: Marni Sanders
copyist: Linnea Snyder
music preparation: David Stal
music preparation: Graham Sutton
preview music editor: Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute: Vincenz Weissenburger
choir master: Children's Choir of the Staatsoper Unter Linden Berlin: John Williams
conductor: Robert Wolff
scoring editor: Joe Zimmerman
music preparation: Ted Caplan
temp music editor: Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs: Johnny Choi
music executive: Danielle Diego
music executive: Ellen Ginsburg
music clearance: Mark Graham
head of music preparation: Dylan S. Hart
musician: french horn: Victor Pesavento
music preparation: James Thatcher
musician: French horn: Gina Zimmitti
music contractor

Casting Department

Simone Bär
casting: Germany: Patrick Dreikauss
casting consultant: children, Germany: Christin Geigemüller
extras casting assistant: Clare Harlow
casting assistant: UK: George Ludlow
casting assistant: Alexandra Montag
casting assistant: Germany: Patrick Winkler
extras casting assistant: Johanna Ragwitz
extras casting

Costume Department

Jeanette Apel
costume cutter / costume maker: Miss Nelisse: Dorothée Bach
costume assistant: Daryl Bristow
wardrobe supervisor: Valentina Castillo
tailor assistant: Jenny Dechene
tailor: Jan Dieckmann
textile artist: Markus Ernst
costume supervisor: Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
costume supervisor: Natascha Gotowtschikow
set costumer: Sonja Greif
set costumer: Eleni Groszer
costume buyer: Angelika Kauz
tailor: Gabriele Klinke
tailor: Christian Kratzert
costume cutter: Gary Lane
military costume master: William Lane
military costume assistant: Theresa Anna Luther
set costumer: Maja Meschede
assistant costume designer: Emma Rees
costumer: Antje Rohrberg
wardrobe: John Rowe
military costumer: Nannette Schwarz
costumer: Julia Schädle
costumer: Nana Seemann
costumer: Jessica Snyder
set costumer: crowd: Gillian Wood
textile artist: Peter Paul
costumer: Melanie Salfert
additional set costumer: You-Jin Seo
costume patination: additional: Lisa Spengler
additional set costumer: Katja Willecke
additional set costumer

Camera Department

Artjom Antipin
rigging electrician assistant: Benjamin Anton
best boy grip: Christopher Becker
rigging electrician assistant: Mathias Beier
rigging gaffer: Christian Bernutz
remote head technician: Sebastian Beutler
rigging electrician: Peter Byrne
first assistant camera: "a" camera: Dan Carling
digital imaging technician: Abigail Catto
second assistant camera: "a" camera: Adam Dale
aerial director of photography: aerial unit: Yannick de Decker
assistant digital imaging technician / assistant video operator: Maximilian Linus Dreusch
electrician: Florian Emmerich
camera operator: "a" camera: Jacob Engel
crane operator: Johnny Feurer
first assistant camera: daily: Stephan Große
electrician: Jan Grunwald
second assistant camera: "b" camera: Christof Grunz
rigging electrician: Nicolay Gutscher
camera operator: "b" camera: Martin Handrow
best boy rigging: Jules Heath
still photographer: Vicky Heienbrok
camera trainee: Christine Hiam
picture quality control: David Horn
rigging electrician: Thomas Hübener
remote head technician: Thorsten Kosselek
best boy electric: Philipp Lange
junior electrician: Sebastian Lindner
electrician: Maximilian Link
digital imaging technician: aerial unit / second assistant camera: aerial unit: Rade Matic
rigging electrician: Anton Meister
dimmer board operator: Arne Müller
grip: Hinrich Peters
lighting technician: Markus Pluta
crane operator: Florian Prinz
key grip: Karim Rahmani
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Alexander Resch
crane operator: Steffen Ritter
rigging electrician: Camilo Sottolichio
grip: Jaroslav Spana
grip: Mike Stiebing
video operator: Thomas Thiele
rigging electrician: Volker Vahl
senior electrician: Janosch Voss
gaffer: Thijs Wagelaar
electrician: Erik Wenndorf
junior electrician: Jörg Widmer
dailies operator: Harald Geltl
balloon light operator: Christian Graf
additional first assistant camera: Michael Hauptfleisch
vfx camera assistant: Christian Kuschmitz
additional electrician: Heiko Lehmann
additional rigging electrician: Christian Marienthal
crane technician: GF-16: Michael Praun
additional camera operator: VFX: Marek Radolf
balloon lighting: Christian Saalfeld
balloon light operator: Christoffer Schulz
additional grip assistant: Ulf Schädlich
additional electrician: Marco Siefert
additional rigging electrician: Sarah Wetzstein
additional grip assistant

Location Management

Christian Burgis
location assistant: Volkmar Croyé
assistant location manager: Michael Herbell
location manager: Raidar Huber
location scout: Thomas Lauterkorn
location scout: Petra Ringleb
location scout: Jürgen Schwämmle
location scout: Mathias Braun
location scout: Marion Gerhardt
location scout: Sören von der Heyde
location scout: Saxony: Felix Witte
location assistant: Gernot Zeglien
location scout

Script Department

Liz Elizabeth West
script supervisor: Zoe Simijonovic
additional script supervisor

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