2006
8.0 (3777 votes)
2h 17m
Genres
Drama
Thriller
Production Companies
Creado Film
Wiedemann & Berg Film
ARTE
BR
Wiedemann & Berg Film
ARTE
BR
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen)
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
Overview
In 1983 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.
Key Crew
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Producer: Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg
Screenplay: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director of Photography: Hagen Bogdanski
Top 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
Videos
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