The Lives of Others (2006)
8.0|23 Mar, 2006|137 min
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
8.0|23 Mar, 2006|137 min
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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.
Language
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $77,672,685
Deutsch
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue $77,672,685
Keywords
berlin, germany
government
corruption
espionage
germany
berlin wall
german democratic republic
cold war
blackmail
stasi
soviet union
freedom of speech
house search
artists' life
interrogation
surveillance
heartbreak
east germany
communism
corrupt agent
political corruption
political thriller
surveillance state
persecuted writer
systemic corruption
suspenseful
noble sacrifice
corrupt government
escape from communism
Casts
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
Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
Andrea
Michael Gerber
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing
Tagesschausprecher
Harald Polzin
Wächter
Sheri Hagen
'Martha' 1991
Gitta Schweighöfer
'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
'Elena' 1984
Inga Birkenfeld
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming
Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
Crews
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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
Simone Bär
Casting
Claudia Gladziejewski
Co-Producer
Monika Lobkowicz
Co-Producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
Co-Producer
Silke Buhr
Production Design
Christiane Rothe
Art Direction
Frank Noack
Set Decoration
Gabriele Binder
Costume Design
Annett Schulze
Makeup Artist
Sabine Schumann
Makeup Artist
Tom Sternitzke
Production Manager
Eva Claudius
ADR & Dubbing
João Da Costa Pinto
Foley
Detlef Halaski
ADR & Dubbing
Jörn Poetzl
Foley
Hubertus Rath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Oliver Schnug
Boom Operator
Philipp Sellier
Foley
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer
Arno Wilms
Sound mixer
Hans Seck
Special Effects
Alister Mazzotti
Stunts
Michael Koschorreck
Lighting Technician
Hagen Keller
Still Photographer
Jürgen Ruge
Lighting Technician
Michael Röska
Gaffer
Sylvain Coutandin
Post Production Assistant
Olivia Retzer
Assistant Editor
Thomas Duchnicki
Location Scout
Christine Haupt
Production Coordinator
Sally Steele
Publicist
Martin Zillger
Location Scout
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Co-Producer
Dirk Hamm
Co-Producer
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