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The book thief  Cover Image DVD DVD

The book thief / Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Sunswept Entertainment production, Studio Babelsberg (co-production) ; directed by Brian Percival ; screenplay by Markus Zusak (novel), Michael Petroni (adaptation); produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Ken Blancato.

Percival, Brian, 1962- (film director.). Petroni, Michael, (screenwriter.). Rosenfelt, Karen, (film producer.). Blancato, Ken, (film producer.). Rush, Geoffrey, 1951- (actor.). Watson, Emily, 1967- (actor.). Nélisse, Sophie, (actor.). Allam, Roger, (actor.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer.). Ballhaus, Florian, 1965- (director of photography.). Zusak, Markus. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Book thief. (Added Author). Fox 2000 Pictures, (presenter.). Sunswept Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Studio Babelsberg, (production company.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (film distributor.). Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch. (Cast).

Summary:

Based upon the best-selling novel. The profoundly moving story of a girl who transforms the lives of those around her during World War II, Germany. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786315300325
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based upon the novel by Markus Zusak.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Special features: Deleted scenes; theatrical trailer, sneak peeks.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Florian Ballhaus ; music, John Williams ; editor, John Wilson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse, Roger Allam, Ben Schnetzer, Nico Liersch.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violence and intense depiction of thematic material ; CHV rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, surround Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1), dubbed Spanish (surround Dolby Digital 2.0), or dubbed French (surround Dolby Digital 2.0) audio with optional Spanish subtitles and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) and English desriptive audio; closed-captioned in English.
Subject: Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
Books and reading > Drama.
Storytelling > Drama.
Jews > Germany > History > 1933-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Drama.
Death > Drama.
Zusak, Markus > Film adaptations.
Genre: War films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Blair County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Altoona Area Public Library DVD BOO 1 (Text) 33240005018927 Adult 7 Day DVD Available -
Hollidaysburg Area Public Library DVD Boo 2014 (Text) 10HOL000469714 Adult DVD Available -
Martinsburg Community Library DVD (Text) 1OMAR00081947R DVD Available -
Roaring Spring Community Library DVD Boo (Text) 1OROA00057838V DVD Available -
Tyrone-Snyder Public Library DVD F Book (Text) 1OTYR00047625A Adult DVD Available -
Williamsburg Public Library DVD BOO *PG-13* (Text) 110WIL0062195A Adult DVD Available -


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