The Reader (2008)
| Release Date | 10 December 2008 |
| Budget | $32,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $34,000,000 |
| Tagline | How far would you go to protect a secret? |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | USAGermany |
| Filming Locations | Berlin, Germany |
| Language | English, German, Greek, Latin |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Romantic Drama, Period Film |
| Themes | Sexual Awakening, Crimes Against Humanity, Haunted By the Past, Age Disparity Romance |
| Tones | Somber, Downbeat |
| Tags | Germany, Literacy, Nazi, Sex, War Crimes |
The Reader is a 2008 drama film based on the 1995 German novel of the same name by Bernhard Schlink. The film was written by David Hare and directed by Stephen Daldry. Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet star along with the young actor David Kross. It was the last film for producers Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack, who both died before it was released. Production began in Germany in September 2007, and the film opened in limited release on December 10, 2008.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Alissa Wilms
Emily Berg
Florian Bartholomäi
Thomas Berg
Friederike Becht
Angela Berg
Frieder Venus
Doctor
Marie-Anne Fliegel
Hanna's Neighbor
Hendrik Arnst
Woodyard Worker
Rainer Sellien
Teacher
Torsten Michaelis
Sports Master
Moritz Grove
Holger
Joachim Tomaschewsky
Stamp Dealer
Barbara Philipp
Waitress
Hans Hohlbein
Clerk
Jürgen Tarrach
Gerhard Bade
Kirsten Block
Female Judge
Vanessa Berthold
Sophie's Friend
Fritz Roth
Tram Supervisor
Jacqueline Macaulay
Heidelberg Lecturer
Max Mauff
Rudolf
Jonas Jägermeyr
Seminar Group Student #2
Alexander Kasprik
Seminar Group Student #3
Burghart Klaußner
Judge
Fabian Busch
Hanna's Defense Council
Margarita Broich
Co-Defendant #1
Marie Gruber
Co-Defendant #2
Lena Lessing
Co-Defendant #3
Merelina Kendall
Co-Defendant #4
Hildegard Schroedter
Co-Defendant #5
Martin Brambach
Remand Prison Guard #1
Michael Schenk
Remand Prison Guard #2
Ava Eusepi-Harris
Young Julia
Nadja Engel
Mail Room Guard #1
Anne-Kathrin Gummich
Mail Room Guard #2
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Prison Librarian
Petra Hartung
Head Prison Guard
Beata Lehmann
Ms. Brenner's Secretary
Heike Hanold-Lynch
Prison Guard
Bettina Scheuritzel
Gate Guard
Robin Gooch
Ilana's Maid
Alexandru Herca
Reporter
Rich Odell
Cab driver
Sam Luca Scollin
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Director
Writer
David Hare
Producer
Jason Blum
co-executive producer
Christoph Fisser
co-producer
Donna Gigliotti
producer
Tarik Karam
associate producer
Henning Molfenter
co-producer
Redmond Morris
producer
Arno Neubauer
line producer
Marianna Rowinska
line producer: Poland
Michael Simon de Normier
associate producer
Nora Skinner
associate producer
Charlie Woebcken
co-producer
Original Music
Nico Muhly
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Cinematographer
Roger Deakins
Chris Menges
Editor
Claire Simpson
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Casting Director
Simone Bär
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Jina Jay
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Production Designer
Brigitte Broch
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Art Director
Christian M. Goldbeck
Erwin Prib
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Yesim Zolan
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Set Decorator
Eva Stiebler
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Costume Designer
Donna Maloney
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Ann Roth
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Makeup Department
Pauline Fowler
prosthetics
Gabriele Kent-Horspool
makeup artist
Linda Melazzo
makeup artist
Ivana Primorac
hair designer, makeup designer
Valeska Schitthelm
additional hair stylist, additional makeup artist
Annett Schulze
makeup artist
Matthew Smith
prosthetic makeup designer
Anna Von Gwinner
makeup artist
Production Manager
Jan Enderlein
unit manager
Jennifer Lane
post-production supervisor
Aaron Levine
production manager: New York
Jeff Maynard
executive in charge of post-production
Arno Neubauer
production manager
Jasmin Torbati
production manager: Czech Republic
Caren Wiederhold
assistant production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Blazina
second assistant director: New York
Carlos Fidel
second assistant director
Mara Fiedler
trainee assistant director
Tarik Karam
second unit director
Josh Newport
first assistant director: New York
Miguel Pate
third assistant director
Tonja Schürmann
second second assistant director
Richard Styles
first assistant director
Art Department
Stefanie Arndt
art department assistant
Martina Valentina Baumgartner
art department assistant
Susann Belaval
art department coordinator
Klaus Bienen
carpenter
Joshua Black
supervisor painter
Maresa Burmester
set dresser
Temple Clark
storyboard artist
Katja Clos
graphic designer
Axel Eichhorst
concept artist
James Gambino
typesetting
Ulrike Gojowczyk
stand-by props
David Hoffmann
property master
Sarah Jablonka
art department assistant
Benjamin Kniebe
storyboard artist
Jose Pavon
property master: New York
Daniel Peeck
set dresser
Johannes Pfaller
assistant property master
Doro Polstorff
set dresser
Matthias Prange
swing gang
Melanie Reichert
construction secretary
Dominik Reindl
painter
Gabriele Roß
art department coordinator
Thorsten Sabel
assistant art director: Cologne
Tobias Schroeter
sculptor
Anu Schwartz
art director: New York
Waleska Theis
assistant set decorator
Dorothee Von Bodelschwingh
set decorating researcher, set decoration buyer
Wolfgang Wrede
lead painter
Sound Department
Antonio L. Arroyo
sound mixer: New York
Manfred Banach
sound mixer
Michael Barry
sound re-recording mixer
David Boulton
adr mixer
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
adr editor
Lee Dichter
sound re-recording mixer
Dan Edelstein
supervising adr editor
Michael Feuser
adr editor
David Flynch
supervising foley editor
Peter Gleaves
adr mixer
Jim Greenhorn
production sound mixer
Heather Gross
sound effects editor
Harry Higgins
re-recordist
Eric Hirsch
re-recordist
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer
Andrew Kris
sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Krüger
boom operator
Avi Laniado
sound mix engineer
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Blake Leyh
sound designer, supervising sound editor
Ashley Low
adr mixer
Igor Nikolic
first assistant sound editor
Dominik Oppon
adr mixer, adr recordist
Jac Rubenstein
dialogue editor
Andreas Rudroff
adr mixer
Steve F.B. Smith
sound consultant: Dolby
Special Effects
Michael Apling
special effects office coordinator
Del Reid
snow effects technician
Bernd Wildau
special effects foreman
Olaf Will
special effects technician
Adolf Wojtinek
special effects supervisor
Visual Effects
Louie Alexander
digital compositor: Framestore
Ryan Beadle
data managment supervisor
Zachary Bloom
scanning and recording: Framestore
Cara Buckley
visual effects producer: RhinoFX
John Bunt
digital compositor
Paul Burke
scanning and recording: Framestore
Peter Chiang
visual effects
Dayne Cowan
visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
Zoran Cvetkovik
digital matte painter: RhinoFX
Sam Dabbs
digital compositor
Mark Dornfeld
visual effects supervisor
James Gambino
rotoscoping
Camille Geier
visual effects executive producer: RhinoFX
Sarah Grieshammer
digital compositor
Adam Hawkes
compositor: Framestore
Jan Hogevold
vfx producer: Framestore
Shaina Holmes
digital artist supervisor
Petar Jovovic
digital matte painting supervisor: RhinoFX
Nitant Karnik
lead compositor: RhinoFX
Brian Krijgsman
vfx supervisor: Framestore
Paulina Kuszta
visual effects coordinator
Eric Leverenz
software engineer: Digital Intermediate
Laura Lunt
production assistant: Framestore
Hector Mejia
IT engineer: RhinoFX
Bogdan Mihajlovic
lead matchmove technical director: RhinoFX
Morgan Miller
digital touch-up artist
Lauren Montuori
visual effects production manager: RhinoFX
Jesse Morrow
digital effects artist: Smoke
Adam Parker
retouch and restoration: Framestore
Ivan Pribicevic
digital matte painting supervisor: RhinoFX
Lee Rankin
scanning and recording: Framestore
David W. Reynolds
Flame compositor: RhinoFX, digital compositor
Jim Rider
visual effects supervisor, visual effects supervisor: RhinoFX
Dragan Veselinovic
digital matte painter: RhinoFX
Dan Victoire
rotoscope artist: Framestore
Stunts
Marco Camper
stunt performer
Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Bartels
video assist operator
Georg Bozkurt
electrician
Tilman Büttner
Steadicam operator: "a" camera
Andy Day
gaffer: New York
Daniel Erb
assistant camera: dailies
Philip Fleischer
electrician
Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer
Thomas Gottschalk
first assistant camera
Mario Grech
electrician
Bruce Hamme
grip
Andy Harris
first assistant camera
Dirk Henkel
electrician
Alexander Jung
best boy
Patrick Kaethner
Steadicam operator
Karl Keil
camera loader
Oliver Kühne
electrician
Adrian McCarthy
key grip
Luke Menges
camera operator: "b" camera
Beda Mulzer
electrician
Won-suk Park
second assistant camera
Marcus Pohlus
camera operator
Robert Slomke
camera trainee
Bjoern Susen
gaffer
Oliver Taube
electrician
Ole Ki Bun Wedemann
rigger, best boy
Klaus Witt
grip
Tom Witt
grip
Casting Department
Lori Eastside
casting associate
Robert Oppel
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniela Backes
set costumer
Dorota Budna
costume assistant
Sandi Figueroa
costumer: kate winslet
Sparka Lee Hall
assistant costume designer
Heike Huett
costume supervisor
Anna Isabell Logen
assistant costume supervisor
Michelle Matland
assistant costume designer
Andre Schopf-Markov
set costumer
Bettina Seifert
set costumer
Claudia Torsiello
costumer
Carol Anne Wegner
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Leslie Bautsch
post-production coordinator
Jens Baylis
first assistant editor
Christopher Berg
digital dailies project manager
Dana Bloder
digital intermediate producer
Jimmy Fusil
digital intermediate producer
Paul Hyman
assistant editor
Barbara Jean Kearney
digital intermediate executive producer
Carrie Puchkoff
assistant editor
Daniel Scheimberg
editor trainee
Zachary A. Schwartz
editing room assistant
Tim Stipan
digital intermediate colorist
Daniel Triller
assistant editor
James Turpin
second assistant editor
Michael P. Whipple
digital intermediate engineer
Music Department
Ozren K. Glaser
music score consultant
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Annette Kudrak
music editor
Nico Muhly
conductor, orchestrator
Simon Rhodes
music scoring mixer
Robin Urdang
music consultant
Transportation Department
Dennis Freeman
driver: Ms. Winslet
Dirk Hannemann
driver: Stephen Daldry
Erich Kraus
driver: Kate Winslet
Oliver Kujas
unit driver
Georg Meierotto
transportation captain
Karsten Peter
transportation
Steffen Schuchardt
transportation captain
Other Crew
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances
Katri Billard
script supervisor: NYC unit
Alex Boden
production associate
Mathias Braun
location manager
Matthias Braun
location manager
Nina Büttner
assistant accountant
William Conacher
supervising dialect coach
Paulina Czech
production manager: Poland
Sam Dabbs
title designer
Sabrina Donati
assistant: Redmond Morris
Jana Duchnicki
location scout
Thomas Duchnicki
location scout
Emily Evashevski
assistant: Kate Winslet
Linda Gamble
unit publicist
Brian Gibbs
production accountant
Ozren K. Glaser
literature consultant
Alix Graham
assistant: ralph fiennes
Julia Gruen
assistant: Ralph Fiennes
Roger Grunwald
voices
Susan Hegarty
dialogue coach: Kate Winslet
Steffi Hiller
production accountant
Michelle Icahn
assistant: Stephen Daldry
Michaela Ifkovits
assistant location manager
Sven Jenuwein
set manager
Kerstin Kaczmarek
runner
Caroline Kaempfer
runner
Ann-Kristin Knubben
assistant: associate producer
Ayuko Koresawa
office production assistant
Sabrina Kunert
assistant set manager
Thomas Lauterkorn
location scout
Susanna Lenton
script supervisor
Avi Levy
financial controller
Marilyn Lindsay
assistant accountant
Danny Linsner
location runner
Keith Marlin
set production assistant: second unit
Paul Meyer-Gerlt
payroll accountant
Regine Otto
production coordinator
Jason Potter
production accountant
Bastian Rabe
assistant location manager
Sabine Schenck
line producer: New York
Heidrun-Maria Schloßmacher
assistant production coordinator
Silvia Schneider
production consultant
Dee Schuka
post production accountant
Laura Sevier
rights and clearances
Karen Sieber
voices
Maxim Streletzki
production assistant
Friederike Von Rauch
location scout
Bashaar Wahab
location scout
Sonja B. Zimmer
production executive
Volker Zobelt
location coordinator
Gero Brugmann
production legal
Thanks
Production Company
Mirage Enterprises
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Neunte Babelsberg Film
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Weinstein Company, The
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Distributor
Applause Entertainment
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Bac Films
Benelux Film Distribution
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CN Entertainment
Entertainment
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Forum Film
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Golden Village Pictures
Imagem Filmes
Maple Pictures
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Odeon
Pachamama Cine
Palace Pictures
SND
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Senator Film
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Showgate
Sundream Motion Pictures
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Viva International Pictures
Weinstein Company, The
Special Effects
Custom Film Effects
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RhinoFX
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Miscellaneous
C5
foley recording facility
Donna Daniels Public Relations
publicity
Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances
Framestore
digital aging
German Federal Film Board
funding
HireWorks
Avid HD editing equipment
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
NovaStar Digital
sound post-production
Soundtrack
adr facility
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