Also Known As:- O Leitor
- Una pasión secreta
- A felolvasó
- Cititorul
- Der Vorleser
- El lector
- Le liseur
- Lektor
- Lukija
- Okuyucu
- Predcítac
- Sfragismena heili
- Sheng si lang du
- The Reader
- Stephen Daldry
- David Hare
- Bernhard Schlink ("Der Vorleser")
- Ralph Fiennes ... Michael Berg
- Jeanette Hain ... Brigitte
- David Kross ... Young Michael Berg
- Kate Winslet ... Hanna Schmitz
- Susanne Lothar ... Carla Berg
- Alissa Wilms ... Emily Berg
- Florian Bartholomäi ... Thomas Berg
- Friederike Becht ... Angela Berg
- Matthias Habich ... Peter Berg
- Frieder Venus ... Doctor
- Marie-Anne Fliegel ... Hanna's Neighbour (as Marie Anne Fliegel)
- Hendrik Arnst ... Woodyard Worker
- Rainer Sellien ... Teacher
- Torsten Michaelis ... Sports Master
- Moritz Grove ... Holger
- Joachim Tomaschewsky ... Stamp Dealer
- Barbara Philipp ... Waitress
- Hans Hohlbein ... Clerk
- Jürgen Tarrach ... Gerhard Bade (as Juergen Tarrach)
- Kirsten Block ... Female Judge
- Vijessna Ferkic ... Sophie (as Vijnessa Ferkic)
- Vanessa Berthold ... Sophie's Friend
- Benjamin Trinks ... Holger's Friend
- Fritz Roth ... Tram Supervisor
- Hannah Herzsprung ... Julia
- Jacqueline Macaulay ... Heidelberg Lecturer (as Jaqueline Macaulay)
- Volker Bruch ... Dieter
- Bruno Ganz ... Professor Rohl
- Karoline Herfurth ... Marthe
- Max Mauff ... Rudolf
- Ludwig Blochberger ... Seminar Group Student
- Jonas Jägermeyr ... Seminar Group Student
- Alexander Kasprik ... Seminar Group Student
- Burghart Klaußner ... Judge (as Burghart Klaussner)
- Sylvester Groth ... Prosecuting Council
- Fabian Busch ... Hanna's Defence Council
- Margarita Broich ... Co-Defendant
- Marie Gruber ... Co-Defendant
- Lena Lessing ... Co-Defendant
- Merelina Kendall ... Co-Defendant
- Hildegard Schroedter ... Co-Defendant
- Lena Olin ... Rose Mather / Ilana Mather
- Alexandra Maria Lara ... Young Ilana Mather
- Martin Brambach ... Remand Prison Guard #1
- Michael Schenk ... Remand Prison Guard #2
- Ava Eusepi-Harris ... Young Julia
- Nadja Engel ... Mail Room Guard #1
- Anne-Kathrin Gummich ... Mail Room Guard #2
- Carmen-Maja Antoni ... Prison Librarian
- Petra Hartung ... Head Prison Guard
- Linda Bassett ... Ms. Brenner
- Beata Lehmann ... Ms. Brenner's Secretary
- Heike Hanold-Lynch ... Prison Guard
- Bettina Scheuritzel ... Gate Guard
- Robin Gooch ... Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch)
- Thomas Borchardt ... Criminal Defense Lawyer
- Alexandru Herca ... Reporter
- Hendrik Maaß ... Michael's Court House Assistant
- Klemen Novak ... Additional Voices (voice)
- Rich Odell ... Taxi Driver
- Daniele Rizzo ... Student
- Sam Luca Scollin ... Reporter
- Stephan Ziller ... Student in Court
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