What's the Difference between The Book Thief the Book and The Book Thief the Movie?
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Hans Hubermann
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Hans Hubermann
Portrayed by: Geoffrey Rush
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Hans Junior (Hans and Rosa Hubermans son)
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This Character does not appear.
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Frau Holzapfel
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This Character does not appear.
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Victor Chemell
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This Character does not appear.
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Arthur Berg
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This Character does not appear.
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Hitlerman
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Hitlerman
Portrayed by: Old greg
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Awhora is a dora
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This Character does not appear.
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Rudy
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Rudy
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Hans Hubermann
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Hans Hubermann
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The Book Thief Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Max dreams of becoming a boxer and fighting Hitler. |
He doesn't have this dream. |
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Rudy finds out about Max after he has left the basement. |
Rudy sees Max's name written on one of Liesel's books and discovers the secret of Max while he is still in the basement.
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The Hubermann's have two adult children. |
They do not. |
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Hans Jr. tells his father that Liesel should be reading Mein Kamph and he should join the Nazis. |
He isn't in the film but others tell Hans he should join the party.
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The Mayor and his wife, Ilsa don't use Rosa's laundry anymore because they are trying to show they want to save money. |
The Mayor wants to protect Ilsa from getting too close to Liesel so she isn't hurt in case anything happens. |
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Liesel gets angry and throws a book at Ilsa when she is told she won't be delivering the laundry anymore. |
She doesn't get angry at her.
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After Hans is seen giving some bread to a Jew, they are both whipped by a Nazi officer. |
There is no violence, but Hans must tell the officer his name and he is wracked with worry about what will happen because of his actions. |
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Hans is conscripted to the army and leaves first. Rudy's father is conscripted after they turn down the request for Rudy to join the elite forces but leaves a few days later. |
Rudy's father goes first, no reason given and Rudy is told that he will be joining the elite force when he is older.
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Death, the narrator, describes the souls he collects from Mauthausen Concentration Camp. |
This is omitted from the book. |
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While Liesel is getting the book, The Grave Diggers Handbook, She is Dragged away. |
In the movie, she walks silently away, no crying happens.
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The story book 'the whistler' gets thrown in the water |
The hand painted 'mein Kampf' gets thrown in the river |
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Liesel nearly gets caught while climbing out of the mayors window - Rudy is waiting for her |
Liesel hides behind a curtain, Rudy isn't involved
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Hans Hubermann teaches Liesel how to roll cigaretts, and he smokes them a lot |
There are no cigaretts |
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The diary in which Liesel writes her story was given to her by the Mayor's wife |
The diary in which Liesel writes her story was given to her by Max
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Max re-paints the pages of the book, Mein kampf and hand paints/writes two books.
The Standover Man and The Word Shaker which he gifts to Liesel. |
Max re-paints the pages of the book, Mein kampf and gives it to Liesel for her to write in it. |
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After the bombing, Rudy is already dead when Liesel finds him and kisses him. |
Rudy is still alive and says "I l-" before dying.
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