Cast and crew
The Reader (2008)
28 cast and 49 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast28
Ralph FiennesMichael Berg
Kate WinsletHanna Schmitz
David KrossYoung Michael Berg
Lena OlinRose Mather
Bruno GanzProfessor Rohl
Jeanette HainBrigitte
Hannah HerzsprungJulia
Karoline HerfurthMarthe
Volker BruchDieter Spenz
Alexandra Maria LaraYoung Ilana Mather
Fabian BuschHanna's Defense Council
Vijessna FerkicSophie
Susanne LotharCarla Berg- Matthias HabichPeter Berg
Burghart KlaußnerJudge
Sylvester GrothProsecuting Council- Jürgen TarrachGerhard Bade
- Florian BartholomäiThomas Berg
- Moritz GroveHolger
- Kirsten BlockFemale Judge
- Margarita BroichCo-Defendant
Marie GruberCo-Defendant- Martin BrambachRemand Prison Guard #1
- Carmen-Maja AntoniPrison Librarian
- Heike Hanold-LynchPrison Guard
Linda BassettMs. Brenner- Ludwig BlochbergerStudent
- Benjamin TrinksHolger's friend
Crew49
Directing
- Stephen DaldryDirector
- Susanna LentonScript Supervisor
- Katri BillardScript Supervisor
Writing
- David HareScreenplay
- Bernhard SchlinkBook
Production
- Donna GigliottiProducer
- Anthony MinghellaProducer
- Sydney PollackProducer
- Redmond MorrisProducer
- Simone BärCasting
- Jina JayCasting
- Harvey WeinsteinExecutive Producer
- Henning MolfenterCo-Producer
- Christoph FisserCo-Producer
- Jason BlumCo-Executive Producer
- Carl WoebckenCo-Producer
- Bob WeinsteinExecutive Producer
Camera
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Chris MengesDirector of Photography
Editing
- Claire SimpsonEditor
- Barbara Jean KearneyDigital Intermediate
Sound and music
- Nico MuhlyOriginal Music Composer
- Annette KudrakMusic Editor
- Harry HigginsSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Marko CostanzoFoley Artist
- George A. LaraFoley Mixer
- Eric HirschSound Recordist
- Michael FowlerADR Mixer
- Lee DichterSound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
- Brigitte BrochProduction Design
- Karin BetzlerSet Decoration
- Eva StieblerSet Decoration
- Stefan HauckArt Direction
- Yeşim ZolanArt Direction
- Erwin PribArt Direction
- Anja FrommArt Direction
- Christian M. GoldbeckSupervising Art Director
- Anu SchwartzArt Direction
Costume and make-up
- Donna MaloneyCostume Design
- Ann RothCostume Design
- Linda MelazzoMakeup Artist
- Gabriele Kent-HorspoolMakeup Artist
- Chris LyonsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
- Matthew SmithProsthetic Designer
- Anna Von GwinnerMakeup Artist
- Maria TorfeldMakeup Artist
- Peter OwenWig Designer
- Annett SchulzeMakeup Artist
Crew
- Linda GambleUnit Publicist