Movie·2006·2h 17m
The Lives of Others
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
Country
Germany
Language
German
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Das Leben der Anderen
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.
Producer
Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg
Cinematography
Hagen Bogdanski
Music
Gabriel Yared
Editor
Patricia Rommel
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
4,100 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe
Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur
Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme
Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski
Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Hinnerk Schönemann
Axel Stigler
Thomas Arnold
Nowack
Ludwig Blochberger
Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach
Einsatzleiter Meyer
// crew
Crew
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay, Director
Hagen Bogdanski
Director of Photography
Patricia Rommel
Editor
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Moucha
Original Music Composer
Max Wiedemann
Producer
Quirin Berg
Producer
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