Film 2014 | Episode 5
Based on The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson star in the adaptation of Markus Zusak's best selling book.
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The Film Review | The Book Thief
Mark Kermode gives his unique take on the best and worst of the week's film and DVD releases, including the 2014 film adaptation of The Book Thief.
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Saturday Review | The Book Thief
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Linda Grant, Tom Holland and Kate Williams to review the cinematic adaptation of The Book Thief. The young adult novel narrated by Death about growing up in Nazi Germany has sold eight million copies worldwide. How appealing will its screen incarnation be to audiences?