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# Behind the mystery lies a truth that will make you question everything you know.
Drama   Romance
📜 Overview: 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 actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
💵 Budget: USD 32,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , German , Greek , Latin
📆 Date Released: 2008-12-10
⌚ Running Time: 124 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.469

Beloved Cast

Kate Winslet original image
Hanna Schmitz
Kate Winslet
Ralph Fiennes original image
Michael Berg
Ralph Fiennes
David Kross original image
Young Michael Berg
David Kross
Lena Olin original image
Rose Mather
Lena Olin
Bruno Ganz original image
Professor Rohl
Bruno Ganz
Jeanette Hain original image
Brigitte
Jeanette Hain
Hannah Herzsprung original image
Julia
Hannah Herzsprung
Karoline Herfurth original image
Marthe
Karoline Herfurth
Volker Bruch original image
Dieter Spenz
Volker Bruch
Alexandra Maria Lara original image
Young Ilana Mather
Alexandra Maria Lara
Fabian Busch original image
Hanna's Defense Council
Fabian Busch
Vijessna Ferkic original image
Sophie
Vijessna Ferkic
Susanne Lothar original image
Carla Berg
Susanne Lothar
Matthias Habich original image
Peter Berg
Matthias Habich
Burghart Klaußner original image
Judge
Burghart Klaußner
Sylvester Groth original image
Prosecuting Council
Sylvester Groth
Jürgen Tarrach original image
Gerhard Bade
Jürgen Tarrach
Florian Bartholomäi original image
Thomas Berg
Florian Bartholomäi
Moritz Grove original image
Holger
Moritz Grove
Kirsten Block original image
Female Judge
Kirsten Block
Margarita Broich original image
Co-Defendant
Margarita Broich
Marie Gruber original image
Co-Defendant
Marie Gruber
Martin Brambach original image
Remand Prison Guard #1
Martin Brambach
Carmen-Maja Antoni original image
Prison Librarian
Carmen-Maja Antoni
Heike Hanold-Lynch original image
Prison Guard
Heike Hanold-Lynch
Linda Bassett original image
Ms. Brenner
Linda Bassett
Ludwig Blochberger original image
Student
Ludwig Blochberger
Benjamin Trinks original image
Holger's friend
Benjamin Trinks

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