The Lives of Others (2006)
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 17m
- Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Genres Drama Thriller
- Rating 8.0/10 (4,260 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Martina Gedeck
as Christa-Maria Sieland
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Ulrich Mühe
as Gerd Wiesler
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Sebastian Koch
as Georg Dreyman
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Ulrich Tukur
as Anton Grubitz
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Thomas Thieme
as Bruno Hempf
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Hans-Uwe Bauer
as Paul Hauser
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Volkmar Kleinert
as Albert Jerska
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Matthias Brenner
as Karl Wallner
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Charly Hübner
as Udo
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Herbert Knaup
as Gregor Hessenstein
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Bastian Trost
as Häftling 227
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Marie Gruber
as Frau Meineke
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Volker Michalowski
as Schriftexperte
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Werner Daehn
as Einsatzleiter in Uniform
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Hinnerk Schönemann
as Axel Stigler
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Thomas Arnold
as Nowack
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Ludwig Blochberger
as Benedikt Lehmann
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Martin Brambach
as Einsatzleiter Meyer
Crew
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
- Hagen Bogdanski Director of Photography
- Patricia Rommel Editor
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Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
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Stéphane Moucha
Original Music Composer
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Max Wiedemann
Producer
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Quirin Berg
Producer
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay
