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The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others
★ 8.0/10•2006•2h 17m•R•Drama•Thriller

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · Screenplay

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 17m
LanguageDE
Release DateMar 23, 2006
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$77,672,685

Actors

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

Matthias Brenner

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Udo

Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

Volker Michalowski

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte

Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform

Hinnerk Schönemann

Hinnerk Schönemann

Axel Stigler

Thomas Arnold

Thomas Arnold

Nowack

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