While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
Hans Hubermann
Geoffrey Rush
Liesel Meminger
Sophie Nélisse
Rosa Hubermann
Emily Watson
Rudy Steiner
Nico Liersch
Max Vandenburg
Ben Schnetzer
Liesel's mother
Heike Makatsch
Ilsa Hermann
Barbara Auer
Narrator / Death (voice)
Roger Allam
Bürgermeister Hermann
Rainer Bock
Grave Digger
Gotthard Lange
Priest
Rainer Reiners
Frau Heinrich
Kirsten Block
Liesel's Brother
Julian Lehmann
Football Urchin
Ludger Bökelmann
Football Urchin
Paul Schaefer
Fat Faced Goalie
Nozomi Linus Kaisar
Alex Steiner
Oliver Stokowski
Jewish Accountant
Robert Beyer
Frau Becker
Hildegard Schroedter
Franz Deutscher
Levin Liam
Max's Mother
Sandra Nedeleff
Walter, Nazi Soldier
Rafael Gareisen
Jürgen the Groundsman
Carl Heinz Choynski
Rolf Fischer
Mike Maas
Gestapo Agent
Sebastian Hülk
Wolfgang
Matthias Matschke
Woman with Champagne
Beata Lehmann
Neighbor
Laina Schwarz
Neighbor
Marie Burchard
Neighbor
Georg Tryphon
Officer
Joachim Paul Assböck
Herr Lehmann
Martin Ontrop
Fellow Conscript
Jan Andres
Post Woman
Stephanie Stremler
Barbara Steiner
Carina Wiese