
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Released:
2008-05-07
Duration:
1hr 34min
Rating 7.8
Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us.
Overview
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.
Production Companies

BBC Film

Miramax

Heyday Films
Additional Info
Budget | $12,500,000.00 |
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Revenue | $20,416,563.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 60.518 |
Directed By
Mark Herman
Crew
Novel
John Boyne
John Boyne
Screenplay
Mark Herman
Mark Herman
Executive Producer
Mark Herman
Mark Herman
Editor
Michael Ellis
Michael Ellis
Line Producer
Mary Richards
Mary Richards
Director of Photography
Benoît Delhomme
Benoît Delhomme
Original Music Composer
James Horner
James Horner
Director
Mark Herman
Mark Herman
Producer
David Heyman
David Heyman
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Christine Langan
Foley Artist
Andie Derrick
Andie Derrick
ADR Mixer
Peter Gleaves
Peter Gleaves
Foley Mixer
Ed Colyer
Ed Colyer
Foley Artist
Peter Burgis
Peter Burgis
Hairstylist
Erzsébet Rácz
Erzsébet Rácz
Unit Manager
István Király
István Király
Art Direction
Szilvia Ritter
Szilvia Ritter
Casting
Leo Davis
Leo Davis
Script Supervisor
Libbie Barr
Libbie Barr
Costume Design
Natalie Ward
Natalie Ward
Location Manager
András Tóth
András Tóth
Steadicam Operator
Alastair Rae
Alastair Rae
Assistant Costume Designer
Liza Bracey
Liza Bracey
Casting
Pippa Hall
Pippa Hall
Hair Designer
Marese Langan
Marese Langan
Casting
Veronika Varjasi
Veronika Varjasi
Post Production Supervisor
Tania Blunden
Tania Blunden
Costume Supervisor
Imre Orosz
Imre Orosz
Visual Effects Coordinator
Gavin Gregory
Gavin Gregory
Production Coordinator
Zsuzsa Varadi
Zsuzsa Varadi
Production Manager
Gyorgy Kuntner
Gyorgy Kuntner
Production Coordinator
Samantha Black
Samantha Black
Special Effects Supervisor
Ferenc Kardos
Ferenc Kardos
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Adrian Rhodes
Adrian Rhodes
Scenic Artist
David Packard
David Packard
Boom Operator
György Rajna
György Rajna
Visual Effects Producer
Tracey Leadbetter
Tracey Leadbetter
Camera Operator
György Réder
György Réder
Special Effects Supervisor
Ferenc Ormos
Ferenc Ormos
Music Editor
Dick Bernstein
Dick Bernstein
Makeup Artist
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Production Design
Martin Childs
Martin Childs
Supervising Art Director
Rod McLean
Rod McLean
Hairstylist
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Jacqueline Bhavnani
Makeup Designer
Marese Langan
Marese Langan
Supervising Sound Editor
Rodney Glenn
Rodney Glenn
Art Department Coordinator
Kinga Szabó
Kinga Szabó
Co-Producer
Rosie Alison
Rosie Alison
Art Direction
Radu Razvan
Radu Razvan
Makeup Artist
Hildegard Haide
Hildegard Haide
Unit Publicist
Peter J. Silbermann
Peter J. Silbermann
Still Photographer
Dávid Lukács
Dávid Lukács
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Paterson
Mark Paterson
Stunt Coordinator
György Kivés
György Kivés
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Bruce Ellis
Michael Bruce Ellis
Property Master
Gábor Posevitz
Gábor Posevitz
Dialogue Editor
Joe Gallagher
Joe Gallagher
Production Sound Mixer
John Casali
John Casali
Focus Puller
Mark Milsome
Mark Milsome
TOP CAST

Asa Butterfield
Bruno

Vera Farmiga
Mother

David Thewlis
Father

Jack Scanlon
Shmuel

Amber Beattie
Gretel

Rupert Friend
Lieutenant Kotler

David Hayman
Pavel

Sheila Hancock
Grandma

Richard Johnson
Grandpa

Cara Horgan
Maria

Jim Norton
Herr Liszt
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Leon
Domonkos Németh
Martin
Henry Kingsmill
Karl
Zsuzsa Holl
Berlin Cook

László Áron
Lars

Charlie Baker
Palm Court Singer

Iván Verebély
Meinberg

Béla Fesztbaum
Schultz
Attila Egyed
Heinz
László Nádasi
Isaak

László Quitt
Kapo 1

Mihály Szabados
Kapo 2
Zsolt Sáfár Kovács
Kapo 3 Sonderkommando
Gábor Harsai
Elderly Jewish Man

Julia Papp
Dancer (uncredited)