7.1The Island on Bird Street
1997Details →


Courage beyond words.
Directed by Brian Percival
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
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Heike Makatsch
Liesel's mother

Barbara Auer
Ilsa Hermann

Roger Allam
Narrator / Death (voice)

Rainer Bock
Mayor Hermann

Gotthard Lange
Grave Digger

Rainer Reiners
Priest

Kirsten Block
Mrs. Heinrich
Julian Lehmann
Liesel's Brother

Ludger Bökelmann
Football Urchin