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The Reader

Dir. Stephen Daldry·2008·2h 4m

The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.

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The Reader

The Reader (2008)

Stephen Daldry

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2h 4m
Cross-source blend ~75/100

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Countries

Germany, United States of America

Ratings

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7.5/10

3,372 votes

Rating consensus

75/100 blend

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Warm reception overall — weighted ~75/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Michael Berg

Kate Winslet

Hanna Schmitz

David Kross

Young Michael Berg

Lena Olin

Rose Mather

Bruno Ganz

Professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain

Brigitte

Hannah Herzsprung

Julia

Karoline Herfurth

Marthe

Volker Bruch

Dieter Spenz

Alexandra Maria Lara

Young Ilana Mather

Fabian Busch

Hanna's Defense Council

Vijessna Ferkic

Sophie

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