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The Reader
Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
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.
Where to watch The Reader
The Reader is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Britbox, Lionsgate+, Howdy, Kanopy, Fawesome, The CW and Tubi TV.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Michael Berg
- Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz
- David Kross as Young Michael Berg
- Lena Olin as Rose Mather
- Bruno Ganz as Professor Rohl
- Jeanette Hain as Brigitte
- Hannah Herzsprung as Julia
- Karoline Herfurth as Marthe
- Volker Bruch as Dieter Spenz
- Alexandra Maria Lara as Young Ilana Mather
- Fabian Busch as Hanna's Defense Council
- Vijessna Ferkic as Sophie
Details
- Director
- Stephen Daldry
- Released
- December 10, 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Studio
- The Weinstein Company, Mirage Enterprises and Studio Babelsberg
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.5 / 10 from 3,482 votes
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