The Reader (2008)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Hanna Schmitz

      Kate Winslet

    • Michael Berg

      Ralph Fiennes

    • young Michael Berg

      David Kross

    • Rose Mather/Ilana Mather

      Lena Olin

    • Professor Rohl

      Bruno Ganz

    • Brigitte

      Jeanette Hain

    • Carla Berg

      Susanne Lothar

    • Emily Berg

      Alissa Wilms

    • Thomas Berg

      Florian Bartholomäi

    • Angela Berg

      Friederike Becht

    • Peter Berg

      Matthias Habich

    • doctor

      Frieder Venus

    • Hanna's neighbour

      Fliegel, Marie Anne

    • woodyard worker

      Hendrik Arnst

    • teacher

      Rainer Sellien

    • sports master

      Torsten Michaelis

    • Holger

      Moritz Grove

    • stamp dealer

      Joachim Tomaschewsky

    • waitress

      Barbara Philipp

    • clerk

      Hans Hohlbein

    • Gerhard Bade

      Tarrach, Juergen

    • female judge

      Kirsten Block

    • Sophie

      Vijnessa Ferkic

    • Sophie's friend

      Vanessa Berthold

    • Holger's friend

      Benjamin Trinks

    • tram supervisor

      Fritz Roth

    • Julia

      Hannah Herzsprung

    • Heidelberg lecturer

      Jaqueline Macaulay

    • Dieter

      Volker Bruch

    • Marthe

      Karoline Herfurth

    • Rudolf

      Max Mauff

    • seminar group student

      Ludwig Blochberger

    • seminar group student

      Jonas Jägermeyr

    • seminar group student

      Alexander Kasprik

    • judge

      Klaussner, Burghart

    • prosecuting council

      Sylvester Groth

    • Hanna's defence council

      Fabian Busch

    • co-defendant

      Margarita Broich

    • co-defendant

      Marie Gruber

    • co-defendant

      Lena Lessing

    • co-defendant

      Merelina Kendall

    • co-defendant

      Schroedter, Hildegard

    • young Ilana Mather

      Alexandra Maria Lara

    • remand prison guard 1

      Martin Brambach

    • remand prison guard 2

      Michael Schenk

    • young Julia

      Ava Eusepi-Harris

    • mail room guard 1

      Nadja Engel

    • mail room guard 2

      Anne-Kathrin Gummich

    • prison librarian

      Carmen-Maja Antoni

    • head prison guard

      Petra Hartung

    • Ms Brenner

      Linda Bassett

    • Ms Brenner's secretary

      Beata Lehmann

    • prison guard

      Heike Hanold-Lynch

    • gate guard

      Bettina Scheuritzel

    • Ilana's maid

      Gooch, Robin Lyn

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      Stephen Daldry

    • 2nd Unit Director

      Tarik Karam

    • Assistant Director (1st)

      Richard Styles

    • Assistant Director (2nd)

      Carlos Fidel

    • Assistant Director (2nd 2nd)

      Tonja Schürmann

    • Assistant Director (3rd)

      Miguel Angelo Pate

    • Assistant Director (New York Unit 1st)

      Josh Newport

    • Assistant Director (New York Unit 2nd)

      David Blazina

    • Script Supervisor

      Susanna Lenton

    • Additional Script Supervisor

      Kim Armitage

    • Script Supervisor (New York Unit)

      Katri Billard

    Production:

    • ©

      LLC TWCGF Film Services II

    • Production Company

      Mirage Enterprises

    • Production Company/A production by

      Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH

    • Presents

      The Weinstein Company

    • Supported by

      FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt

    • Supported by

      DFFF - Deutscher Filmförderfonds

    • Supported by

      MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

    • Supported by

      MDM - Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung

    • Supported by

      Filmstiftung NRW

    • Production Services (New York Unit)

      Schenk Productions

    • Production Services (Poland Unit)

      Ozumi Films

    • Production Services (Czech Unit)

      Central Scope Productions

    • Executive Producer

      Bob Weinstein

    • Executive Producer

      Harvey Weinstein

    • Co-executive Producer

      Jason Blum

    • Produced by

      Anthony Minghella

    • Produced by

      Sydney Pollack

    • Produced by

      Donna Gigliotti

    • Produced by

      Redmond Morris

    • [Producer]

      Scott Rudin

    • Co-producer

      Henning Molfenter

    • Co-producer

      Christoph Fisser

    • Co-producer

      Woebcken, Carl

    • Line Producer

      Arno Neubauer

    • Line Producer (New York Unit)

      Sabine Schenk

    • Line Producer (Poland Unit)

      Marianna Rowinská

    • Associate Producer

      Michael Simon de Normier

    • Associate Producer

      Tarik Karam

    • Associate Producer

      Nora Skinner

    • Associate Producer

      Marieke Spencer

    • For the Weinstein Co. (Exec i/c of Prod)

      Rob Scheidlinger

    • For the Weinstein Co. (Exec i/c of Prod)

      Michael Cole

    • Production Executive (Studio Babelsberg)

      Sonia Zimmer

    • Production Associate

      Alex Boden

    • Production Manager (New York Unit)

      Aaron Levine

    • Production Manager (Poland Unit)

      Paulina Czech

    • Production Manager (Czech Unit)

      Jasmina Torbati

    • Production Co-ordinator

      Regine Otto

    • Production Co-ordinator (Cologne)

      Caren Wiederhold

    • Production Controller

      Avi Levy

    • Production Accountant

      Steffi Hiller

    • Production Accountant

      Brian Gibbs

    • Production Accountant

      Jason Potter

    • Post-production Accountant

      Dee Schuka

    • Post-production Accountant

      Inc. Trevanna Post

    • Accountant (New York Unit)

      Harding, Marlus C.

    • Accountant (Studio Babelsberg)

      Wolfgang Schwedler

    • Supervising Location Manager

      Matthias Braun

    • Location Manager (Cologne)

      Andjelija Simaifar

    • Location Manager (New York Unit)

      Hughroy Williams

    • Location Manager (Poland Unit)

      Jakub Woroszylski

    • Location Manager (Czech Unit)

      Jakub Exner

    • Assistant Location Manager

      Michaela Ifkovits

    • Assistant Location Manager

      Bastian Rabe

    • Location Co-ordinator

      Volker Zobelt

    • Location Co-ordinator

      René Wuttke

    • Locations (Studio Babelsberg)

      Markus Bensch

    • Location Assistant

      Emanuel Hipp

    • Location Assistant

      Benjamin Weidner

    • Location Assistant

      Artur Niemczuk

    • Post-production Supervisor

      Jennifer Lane

    • Post-production Co-ordinator

      Leslie Bautsch

    • Production Consultant

      Silvia Schneider

    • Production Consultant

      Senfkorn Film

    • Filmed at

      Babelsberg Studios

    • Filmed at

      Magic Media Company

    Casting:

    • Casting by

      Simone Baer

    • Casting by

      Jina Jay

    • Assistant Casting Germany

      Alexandra Montag

    • Assistant Casting UK

      Lucinda Johnston

    • Casting Camera Operator Germany

      Sandra Ritschel

    • Extras Casting

      Agentur Wanted

    • Extras Casting Cologne

      Tanja Schwichtenberg

    • Extras Casting Cologne

      Petra Ohler Casting

    • Casting Principals/Extras (N York Unit)

      Lori Eastside

    • ADR Voice Casting

      Sondra James

    • ADR Voice Casting

      Tobias Kunze

    Writing:

    • Screenplay by

      David Hare

    • Based on the book 'The Reader' by

      Bernhard Schlink

    • English Novel Translation by

      Carol Brown Janeway

    Photography:

    • Director of Photography

      Chris Menges

    • Director of Photography

      Roger Deakins

    • Camera Operator

      Chris Menges

    • Camera Operator

      Roger Deakins

    • Camera Operator (B)

      Luke Menges

    • Steadicam Operator

      Büttner, Tilmann

    • 1st Assistant Camera

      Andy Harris

    • 1st Assistant Camera (B)

      Alexander Sachariew

    • 1st Assistant Camera (New York Unit)

      Mancuso, Bobby

    • 2nd Assistant Camera

      Won-Suk Park

    • Film Loader

      Karl Keil

    • Additional Camera Crew

      Thomas Gottschalk

    • Additional Camera Crew

      Daniel Erb

    • Additional Camera Crew

      Ahmet Tan

    • Gaffer

      Susen, Björn

    • Gaffer (New York Unit)

      Andy Day

    • Best Boy Electric

      Jung, Alexander 'Bochum'

    • Key Grip (New York Unit)

      Mitch Lillian

    • Video Operator

      Martin Bartels

    Stills:

    • Still Photographer

      Melinda Sue Gordon

    Special Effects:

    • Visual Effects Supervisor

      Peter Chiang

    • Visual Effects by

      FrameStore

    • FrameStore (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Brian Krijgsman

    • FrameStore (Visual Effects Producer)

      Jan Hogevold

    • FrameStore (Visual FX Prod'n Coordin'r)

      Laura Lunt

    • Visual Effects by

      RhinoFX

    • RhinoFX (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Rider, Jim

    • RhinoFX (Executive Producer)

      Camille Geier

    • RhinoFX (Producer)

      Cara Buckley

    • RhinoFX (Lead Compositor)

      Nitant Karnik

    • RhinoFX (Production Manager)

      Lauren Montuori

    • Visual Effects by

      Custom Film Effects

    • CFE (Visual Effects Supervisor)

      Mark Dornfeld

    • CFE (Visual Effects Producer)

      Michele Ferrone

    • CFE (Visual Effects Co-ordinator)

      Paulina Kuszta

    • CFE (Digital Editorial)

      Adam Gass

    • CFE (Digital Editorial)

      Dennis Dorney

    • CFE (Digital Artist/Supervisor)

      Shaina Holmes

    • Special Effects Co-ordinator

      Adolf Wojtinek

    • Special Effects (Berlin)

      SFX Department Berlin

    • Special Effects (Cologne)

      Flash Art

    • Graphic Designer

      Katja Clos

    Editing:

    • Edited by

      Claire Simpson

    • 1st Assistant Editor

      Jens Baylis

    • Assistant Editor

      James Turpin

    • Assistant Editor

      Carrie Puchkoff

    • Assistant Editor

      Paul Hyman

    Design:

    • Production Designer

      Brigitte Broch

    • Supervising Art Director

      Christian M. Goldbeck

    • Art Director

      Prib, Erwin W.

    • Art Director

      Stefan Hauck

    • Art Director

      Yeshim Zolan

    • Art Director (Cologne)

      Anja Fromm

    • Art Director (New York Unit)

      Anu Schwartz

    • Assistant Art Director

      Thorsten Sabel

    • Assistant Art Director

      Marcus Goeppner

    • Art Department Co-ordinator

      Ross, Gabriele

    • Art Department Co-ordinator

      Susann Belaval

    • Set Decorator

      Stiebler, Eva Maria

    • Set Decorator

      Karin Betzler

    • Lead Person

      Bettina Saul

    • Lead Person

      Daniel Ben Sorge

    • Lead Person

      Dagmar Wessel

    • Set Dresser

      Christoph Heinecke

    • Set Dresser

      Max Schmigalla

    • Set Dresser

      Martin Knauer

    • Set Dresser

      Anne Zentgraf

    • Set Dresser

      Nele Jordan

    • Set Dresser

      Omid Gutt

    • Set Dresser

      Heike Steen

    • Set Dresser

      Christian Wollberg

    • Set Dresser

      Giovanni Scribano

    • Set Dresser

      Ron Büttner

    • Set Dresser

      Doro Polstroff

    • Set Dresser

      Maresa Burmester

    • Conceptual Artist

      Axel Eichhorst

    • Draftsman

      Henry Seifert

    • Draftsman

      Esther Disteldorf

    • Storyboard Artist

      Temple Clark

    • Storyboard Artist

      Benjamin Kniebe

    • Property Master

      David Hoffman

    • Property Master (New York Unit)

      Jose Pavon

    • Construction Manager

      Robert Samtleben

    • Construction Manager (Cologne)

      Uli Langenberg

    Costumes:

    • Costume Designer

      Ann Roth

    • Costume Designer

      Donna Maloney

    • Assistant to Costume Designer

      Michelle Matland

    • Assistant to Costume Designer

      Sparka Lee Hall

    • Costume Supervisor

      Heike Hütt

    • Assistant Costume Supervisor

      Logen, Anna Isabell

    • Set Costumer

      André Schopf-Markov

    • Set Costumer

      Daniela Backes

    • Set Costumer

      Caroline Osuch

    • Set Costumer

      Lineré, Christophe

    • Costumer (New York Unit)

      Lemos, Iris

    • Costumer to Ms [Kate] Winslet

      Sandi Figueroa

    • Costumer to Mr [Ralph] Fiennes

      Bettina Seifert

    • Seamstress/Costumer

      Ellen-Maria Muggelberg

    Make-up:

    • Make-up/Hair Designer

      Ivana Primorac

    • Make-up Artist

      Anna von Gwinner

    • Make-up Artist

      Annett Schulze

    • Make-up Artist

      Kent-horspool, Gabriele

    • Ms [Kate] Winslet's Make-up Artist

      Melazzo, Linda

    • Chief Prosthetic Supervisor

      Pauline Fowler

    • Prosthetic Make-up Designer

      Smith, Matthew Weston

    • Wig Designer

      Peter Owen

    Titles:

    • Title Design by

      Right Lobe Design Group

    Film processing:

    • Digital Intermediate by

      Technicolor New York

    • Digital Intermediate by

      Technicolor LA

    • Technicolor (DI Colourist)

      Tim Stipan

    • Technicolor (DI Producer)

      Dana Bloder

    • Technicolor (DI Producer)

      Jimmy Fusil

    • Technicolor (DI Conform Editor)

      Bob Schneider

    • Technicolor (Executive Producer DI)

      Barbara Jean Kearney

    • Lab Co-ordinator

      Josh Moore

    • Colour Timer

      Haggar, Terry

    • Opticals by

      Technicolor

    • Digital Dailies

      Arri Film & TV

    • Digital Dailies Colourist

      Andreas Lautil

    • Digital Dailies Colourist

      Lee Bennett

    • Lab Line Producer

      Christian Littmann

    • HD Preview Artist

      Steve Beganyi

    • HD Preview Producer

      Hoffman, Jonathan

    • HD Preview Producer

      Brian Real

    • Logo [Film Stock]

      Kodak Motion Picture Film

    • Colour by

      Technicolor by Thomson

    • Released on

      Fujifilm

    Music:

    • Music by

      Nico Muhly

    • Orchestra Leader

      Bowes, Tom

    • Oboe

      David Theodore

    • Score Conducted by

      Nico Muhly

    • Score Orchestrated by

      Nico Muhly

    • Music Preparation

      Vic Fraser

    • Score Pre-production

      Dan Bora

    • Orchestra Contractor

      Isobel Griffiths

    • Assistant Orchestra Contractor

      Charlotte Matthews

    • Music Editor

      Annette Kudrak

    • Associate Music Editor

      Flatto, Jim

    • Associate Music Editor

      Michael Feuser

    • Music Consultant

      Robin Urdang

    Sound:

    • Music Recorded/Mixed by

      Simon Rhodes

    • Music/Score Recorded at

      AIR Studios (London)

    • Score Mixed at

      Legacy Recording Studios

    • Sound Designer

      Blake Leyh

    • Sound Recordist

      Manfred Banach

    • Additional Sound Recordist

      Jim Greenhorn

    • Sound Mixer (New York Unit)

      Antonio Arroyo

    • Boom Operator

      Ben Krüger

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Michael Barry

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Lee Dichter

    • Re-recording Mixer

      Kris, Andy

    • Re-recordist

      Eric Hirsch

    • Re-recordist

      Harry Higgins

    • Sound Mix Engineer

      Avi Laniado

    • Sound Mix Engineer

      Paul Yurt

    • Re-recorded at

      Sound One Corp.

    • Supervising Sound Editor

      Blake Leyh

    • 1st Assistant Sound Editor

      Igor Nikolic

    • Sound Editorial Provided by

      Sound One Corp.

    • Supervising Dialogue Editor

      Eliza Paley

    • Dialogue Editor

      Jac Rubenstein

    • Dialogue Editor

      Sylvia Menno

    • Sound Effects Editor

      Heather Gross

    • ADR Mixer

      Walter Berretz

    • ADR Mixer

      Bernd Biemüller

    • ADR Mixer

      David Boulton

    • ADR Mixer

      Sahin Dagdelen

    • ADR Mixer

      Renzo D'alberto

    • ADR Mixer

      Peter Gleaves

    • ADR Mixer

      Bobby Johanson

    • ADR Mixer

      Ashley Low

    • ADR Mixer

      Dominik Oppon

    • ADR Mixer

      Andreas Rudroff

    • ADR Mixer

      Thompson, Andy

    • Supervising ADR Editor

      Dan Edelstein

    • ADR Editor

      Demetruis, Pam

    • ADR Editor

      Alfano, Gina

    • ADR (Additional Editor)

      Michael Feuser

    • ADR Recorded at

      Berliner Synchron Wenzel Lüdecke

    • ADR Recorded at

      Berliner Union-Film GmbH & Co. Studio KG

    • ADR Recorded at

      De Lane Lea

    • ADR Recorded at

      Goldcrest Post Production Facilities

    • ADR Recorded at

      Interaudio Tonstudio GmbH

    • ADR Recorded at

      Opuz Studios

    • ADR Recorded at

      Orange Sound Studios GmbH

    • ADR Recorded at

      Sound One Corp.

    • ADR Recorded at

      Studio Funk

    • ADR Recorded at

      Tonstudios Z AG

    • Foley Supervisor

      Flynch, David B.

    • Foley Artist

      Costanzo, Mark

    • Foley Recordist

      Lara, George

    • Foley Mixer

      Lara, George

    Stunts:

    • Stunt Co-ordinator

      Volkhart Buff

    Consultant:

    • In Loving Memory of

      Anthony Minghella

    • In Loving Memory of

      Sydney Pollack

    • Legal Expert

      Gerhard Werle

    • Literacy Expert

      Susan A. Mclean

    • Dolby Sound Consultant

      Steve F.B. Smith

    • London AVIDs provided by

      Hireworks

    • London Cutting Rooms

      Three Mills Studios

    • Berlin AVIDs provided by

      Cine+

    • New York AVIDs/Cutting Rooms provided by

      Orbit Digital

    • Research

      Christine Kisorsy

    • Supervising Dialect Coach

      William Conacher

    • Dialect Coach to Ms [Kate] Winslet

      Susan Hegarty

    Publicity:

    • Unit Publicist

      Linda Gamble

    • Publicity (Studio Babelsberg)

      Alexandra Korne