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The Reader

7.520082h 4m15MovieDramaRomance

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…

DirectorStephen Daldry
WriterDavid Hare
ProducersAnthony Minghella·Donna Gigliotti

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Availability shown for United Kingdom · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Stephen Daldry

RFRalph Fiennes
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Berg
KWKate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Hanna Schmitz
DKDavid Kross
David Kross
Young Michael Berg
LOLena Olin
Lena Olin
Rose Mather
BGBruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Professor Rohl
JHJeanette Hain
Jeanette Hain
Brigitte
HHHannah Herzsprung
Hannah Herzsprung
Julia
KHKaroline Herfurth
Karoline Herfurth
Marthe
VBVolker Bruch
Volker Bruch
Dieter Spenz
ALAlexandra Maria Lara
Alexandra Maria Lara
Young Ilana Mather
FBFabian Busch
Fabian Busch
Hanna's Defense Council
VFVijessna Ferkic
Vijessna Ferkic
Sophie

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Is The Reader on Netflix?

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The Reader isn't available free in United Kingdom; you can only rent or buy it on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video.