In 1995 Berlin, Michael Berg watches a train pass, flashing back to a tram ride from 1958. Michael, then 15, feels sick, getting off the tram to walk in the rain. Vomiting beside an apartment building, he is found by tram conductor … See more

• Kate Winslet as Hanna Schmitz
• Ralph Fiennes as Michael Berg
• Bruno Ganz as Professor Rohl, a Holocaust survivor
• Alexandra Maria Lara as Ilana Mather, a concentration camp survivor … See more

In April 1998, Miramax Films acquired the rights to the novel The Reader, and principal photography began in September 2007 immediately after Stephen Daldry was signed to direct the film adaptation and Fiennes wa… See more

On December 10, 2008 The Reader had a limited release at 8 theaters and grossed $168,051 at the domestic box office in its opening weekend. The film had its wide release on January 30, 2009, and grossed $2,380,37… See more