The Lives of Others
"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."
Original: Das Leben der Anderen
Overview
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.
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$78M
Language
de
Production
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
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