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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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 7'04''
  • Broadcast date: 2014
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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The Book Thief  | BBC News 24 | 2014

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.
The Book Thief  | BBC Radio 4 | 2014

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?