The book thief, Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Sunswept Entertainment production ; screeplay, Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival
Type
Label
The book thief, Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Sunswept Entertainment production ; screeplay, Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Main title
The book thief
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
992
Responsibility statement
Fox 2000 Pictures presents a Sunswept Entertainment production ; screeplay, Michael Petroni ; directed by Brian Percival
Runtime
131
Summary
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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Subject
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Books and reading -- Fiction
- Adoptive parents -- Fiction
- Feature films
- Reading -- Fiction
- Illiterate persons -- Fiction
- War films
- Zusak, Markus. -- Film adaptation
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- Historical films
- Storytelling -- Fiction
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor8
- Subject13
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction
- Books and reading -- Fiction
- Adoptive parents -- Fiction
- Feature films
- Reading -- Fiction
- Illiterate persons -- Fiction
- War films
- Zusak, Markus. -- Film adaptation
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Jews -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction
- Historical films
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- Mapped to1