--- title: "The Book Thief: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/the-book-thief/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/the-book-thief" cast: 35 crew: 97 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # The Book Thief (2013): cast and crew 35 cast and 97 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Geoffrey Rush](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-rush.md) as Hans Hubermann - [Emily Watson](https://film.one/person/emily-watson.md) as Rosa Hubermann - [Sophie Nélisse](https://film.one/person/sophie-nelisse.md) as Liesel Meminger - [Ben Schnetzer](https://film.one/person/ben-schnetzer.md) as Max Vandenburg - [Nico Liersch](https://film.one/person/nico-liersch.md) as Rudy Steiner - [Roger Allam](https://film.one/person/roger-allam.md) as Narrator / Death (voice) - [Barbara Auer](https://film.one/person/barbara-auer.md) as Ilsa Hermann - [Rainer Bock](https://film.one/person/rainer-bock.md) as Mayor Hermann - [Heike Makatsch](https://film.one/person/heike-makatsch.md) as Liesel's Mother - [Julian Lehmann](https://film.one/person/julian-lehmann.md) as Liesel's Brother - [Gotthard Lange](https://film.one/person/gotthard-lange.md) as Grave Digger - [Rainer Reiners](https://film.one/person/rainer-reiners.md) as Priest - Kirsten Block as Mrs. Heinrich - Ludger Bökelmann as Football Urchin - Paul Schaefer as Football Urchin - Nozomi Linus Kaisar as Fat Faced Goalie - Oliver Stokowski as Alex Steiner - Robert Beyer as Jewish Accountant - Hildegard Schroedter as Ms. Becker - Levin Liam as Franz Deutscher - Sandra Nedeleff as Max's Mother - Rafael Gareisen as Walter - Carl Heinz Choynski as Jürgen - [Carina Wiese](https://film.one/person/carina-wiese.md) as Barbara Steiner - Mike Maas as Rolf Fischer - [Sebastian Hülk](https://film.one/person/sebastian-hulk.md) as Gestapo Agent - Matthias Matschke as Wolfgang - Beata Lehmann as Woman with Champagne - Laina Schwarz as Neighbor - Marie Burchard as Neighbor - Georg Tryphon as Neighbor - Joachim Paul Assböck as Officer - Martin Ontrop as Mr. Lehmann - Jan Andres as Fellow Conscript - Stephanie Stremler as Post Woman ## Directing - [Brian Percival](https://film.one/person/brian-percival.md): Director - Liz Elizabeth West: Script Supervisor - Lisa Hauss: Second Second Assistant Director - Tom Rye: Second Assistant Director - Phil Booth: First Assistant Director - Ralph Eisenmann: First Assistant Director ## Writing - Markus Zusak: Novel - [Michael Petroni](https://film.one/person/michael-petroni.md): Screenplay ## Production - [Karen Rosenfelt](https://film.one/person/karen-rosenfelt.md): Producer - [Redmond Morris](https://film.one/person/redmond-morris.md): Executive Producer - [Ken Blancato](https://film.one/person/ken-blancato.md): Producer - Kate Dowd: Casting - Simone Bär: Casting - Michael Herbell: Location Manager - Christin Geigemüller: Extras Casting Assistant - Clare Harlow: Casting Assistant - Eral Kalender: Production Assistant - Jessie Kerry: Production Assistant - Katrin Eser: Production Assistant - Alexandra Montag: Casting Assistant - Philipp Klausing: Unit Production Manager - Patrick Winkler: Extras Casting Assistant - Bettina Brenner: Production Accountant - Benedikt Bothe: Unit Manager - Fabienne Zaumseil: Production Assistant - Sam Vester: Production Assistant - Anna Klausing: Production Secretary - Christina Syring: Production Coordinator - Geraint Jones: First Assistant Accountant ## Camera - [Florian Ballhaus](https://film.one/person/florian-ballhaus.md): Director of Photography - Adam Dale: Helicopter Camera, Aerial Director of Photography - Jules Heath: Still Photographer - Karim Rahmani: First Assistant "B" Camera - Peter Byrne: First Assistant "A" Camera - Arne Müller: Grip - Jan Grunwald: Second Assistant "B" Camera - Florian Emmerich: "A" Camera Operator - Florian Prinz: Key Grip - Dan Carling: Digital Imaging Technician - Benjamin Anton: Best Boy Grip - Vicky Heienbrok: Camera Trainee - Maximilian Link: Digital Imaging Technician - Nicolay Gutscher: "B" Camera Operator - Camilo Sottolichio: Grip - Jaroslav Spana: Grip - Abigail Catto: Second Assistant "A" Camera ## Editing - [John Wilson](https://film.one/person/john-wilson-476.md): Editor - Paul Ensby: Digital Intermediate Colorist - Jaime Leonard: Digital Intermediate Editor - Matt Adams: Digital Intermediate - Jeffery L. Parks: Online Editor - Kim Honeyman: Digital Intermediate - Sascha Dhillon: Associate Editor ## Sound and music - Peter Burgis: Foley Artist - [John Williams](https://film.one/person/john-williams.md): Original Music Composer - Glenn Freemantle: Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor - Niv Adiri: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ben Barker: Sound Effects Editor - Helen McGovern: Boom Operator - Dirk Schäfer: Boom Operator - Eilam Hoffman: Sound Effects Editor - Ramiro Belgardt: Music Editor - Danny Freemantle: Sound Effects Editor - Andy Nelson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Paul Apted: Dialogue Editor - Gillian Dodders: Dialogue Editor - Emilie O'Connor: Dialogue Editor - R.J. Kizer: Dialogue Editor - Glen Gathard: Foley Recordist - Peter Gleaves: ADR Recordist - Peter Hanson: Foley Editor - Ryan Cole: Sound Recordist - André Stiebe: ADR Recordist - Nick Freemantle: Assistant Sound Editor - Alessandro Mongardini: ADR Recordist - Dominik Avenwedde: ADR Recordist - Manfred Banach: Production Sound Mixer - Lora Tucci: ADR Recordist - Nina Hartstone: Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor - Mike Tehrani: ADR Recordist - Bernhard Köpke: ADR Recordist ## Art - [Simon Elliott](https://film.one/person/simon-elliott.md): Production Design - Mark Rosinski: Set Decoration - Jens Löckmann: Art Direction - Anja Müller: Art Direction - Michael Fissneider: Set Designer - Esther Schreiner: Assistant Art Director - Katja Fischer: Set Designer - Axel Kahnt: Property Master - Bill Crutcher: Supervising Art Director - Laura Bach: Draughtsman - Bülent Akgün: Set Dresser - Johannes Maria Laboga: Art Department Assistant - Lisa McDiarmid: Standby Art Director - Martin Berg: Art Department Assistant - Eva-Maria Müller: Painter - Björn Holzhausen: Assistant Property Master --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/the-book-thief.md