The Book Thief Soundtrack

Synopsis: In 1938, the young girl Liesel Meminger is traveling by train with her mother and her younger brother when he dies. Her mother buries the boy in a cemetery by the tracks and Liesel picks up a book, "The Gravediggers Handbook", which was left on the grave of her brother and brings it with her. Liesel is delivered to a foster family in a small town and later she learns that her mother left her because she is a communist. Her stepmother, Rosa Hubermann, is a rude but caring woman and her stepfather, Hans Hubermann, is a simple kind-hearted man. Liesel befriends her next door neighbor, the boy Rudy Steiner, and they go together to the school. When Hans discovers that Liesel cannot read, he teaches her using her book and Liesel becomes an obsessed reader. During a Nazi speech where the locals are forced to burn books in a bonfire, Liesel recovers one book for her and the Mayor's wife Ilsa Hermann witnesses her action. Meanwhile Hans hides the Jewish Max Vandenburg, who is the son of a decea
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Brian Percival
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
46%
PG-13
Year:
2013
131 min
Website
11,494 Views


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1Book Burning2:52
2Finale2:48
3Foot Race1:20
4Jellyfish2:08
5Learning to Write2:07
6The Train Station2:16

Markus Zusak

Markus Frank Zusak (born 23 June 1975) is an Australian writer. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (US title, I Am the Messenger), two novels for young adults which became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014 for his contributions to young-adult literature published in the United States. more…

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