The Reader (2008)

USA et al., 124 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Reader
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
  • Germany
Production company
Awards
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Dialogue
  • English
  • German
  • Greek
  • Latin
Swedish release 2009-04-24

Cast

Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz

Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg

David Kross
unge Michael Berg

Lena Olin
Rose Mather / Ilana Mather, Rose dotter

Bruno Ganz
professor Rohl

Jeanette Hain
Brigitte

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Titles

Original title
  • The Reader
Swedish release title
  • The Reader

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Line Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Special Effects
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Casting
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Costume Designer
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Kate Winslet Hanna Schmitz
Ralph Fiennes Michael Berg
David Kross unge Michael Berg
Lena Olin Rose Mather / Ilana Mather, Rose dotter
Bruno Ganz professor Rohl
Jeanette Hain Brigitte
Susanne Lothar Carla Berg
Matthias Habich Peter Berg
Jürgen Tarrach Gerhard Bade
Hannah Herzsprung Julia, Michaels dotter
Karoline Herfurth Marthe
Burghart Klaussner domaren
Sylvester Groth åklagaren
Alexandra Maria Lara unga Ilana Mather
Florian Bartholomäi Thomas Berg
Kirsten Block kvinnlig domare
Hans Hohlbein anställd
Barbara Philipp servitris
Joachim Tomaschewsky frimärkshandlare
Moritz Grove Holger
Torsten Michaelis mästare i idrott
Reiner Sellien lärare
Hendrik Arnst arbetare i brädgården
Marie-Anne Fliegel Hannas granne
Vijessna Ferkic Sophie
Frieder Venus läkare
Max Mauff Rudolf
Volker Bruch Dieter Spenz
Fritz Roth spårvägsinspektör
Jacqueline Macauley docent på universitetet i Heidelberg
Ava Eusepi-Harris unga Julia
Friederike Becht Angela Berg
Alissa Wilms Emily Berg
Vanessa Berthold Sophies väninna
Benjamin Trinks Holgers vän
Ludwig Blochberger student i seminariegrupp
Jonas Jägermeyr student i seminariegrupp
Alexander Kasprik student i seminariegrupp
Fabian Busch Hannas försvarsadvokat
Margarita Broich svarande 1
Marie Gruber svarande 2
Lena Lessing svarande 3
Merelina Kendall svarande 4
Hildegard Schroedter svarande 5
Martin Brambach vakt i rannsakningshäktet
Michael Schenk vakt i rannsakningshäktet
Nadja Engel vakt i postrummet
Anne-Kathrin Gummich vakt i postrummet
Carmen-Maja Antoni fängelsebibliotekarien
Petra Hartung chefsvakt i fängelset
Linda Bassett Ms. Brenner
Beata Lehmann Ms. Brenners sekreterare
Heike Hanold (as Heike Hanold-Lynch) fångvårdare
Bettina Scheuritzel grindvakt
Robin Gooch (as Robin Lyn Gooch) Ilanas hembiträde

Companies

Production Company The Weinstein Company LLC
Copyright TWCGF Film Services II LLC 2008
Co-Production Company Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH
Mirage Enterprises
Advance allocations Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBBB)
Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM)
Filmförderungsanstalt - FFA
Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF)
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2009
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2009

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 146320
Date 2009-02-10
Classification Suitable for all audiences
Original length 3390 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 441, 471, 495, 404, 485, 514, 580.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3398 meter
Length in minutes 124 min


Original work

Original title Der Vorleser (Novel)
Author Bernhard Schlink


Production location

2008-03-02 2008-07
Studio Babelsberg Potsdam-Babelsberg Germany (koncentrationslägerscener)
MMC Studios Hürth, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany
Berlin Germany
Charlottenburg Berlin Germany
Gedenkstätte Hohenschönhausen Berlin Germany
Görlitz, Sachsen Germany
Cologne Germany
Kimitzschtal, Sachsen Germany
Zehlendorf Berlin Germany (domstolsscener)
Sacrow, Babelsberg Germany
Lublin Poland
Majdanek Poland
Luckau Brandenburg Germany
Ludwigsfelde Brandenburg Germany

Release dates

First showing 2008-12-10 USA 124 min
Festival showing 2009-02-06 Berlin Germany 124 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Other showing 2009-02-26 Germany 124 min (Biografpremiär i Tyskland)
Release in Sweden 2009-04-24 Sweden 124 min
DVD release 2009-09-09 Sweden
TV showing 2018-08-06 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-08-07 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-08-11 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-08-21 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-08-22 TV4 Film Sweden
2018-08-30 TV4 Film Sweden
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2022-01-15 SVT1 Sweden
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Awards

Golden Globe Beverly Hills 2009 Kate Winslet Bästa birollsskådespelerska/Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA London 2009 Kate Winslet Bästa skådespelerska/Best Actress
Academy Award of Merit Los Angeles 2009 Kate Winslet Bästa skådespelerska/Best Actress

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Misc.prints
Language Swedish


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