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The Lives of Others

2006 · 137 min

Drama · Thriller

IMDb 8.4🍅 92%
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Trailer

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.

Crew

  • Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • Screenplay Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  • Director of Photography Hagen Bogdanski

Cast

  • Martina Gedeck

    Martina Gedeck

    Christa-Maria Sieland

  • Ulrich Mühe

    Ulrich Mühe

    Gerd Wiesler

  • Sebastian Koch

    Sebastian Koch

    Georg Dreyman

  • Ulrich Tukur

    Ulrich Tukur

    Anton Grubitz

  • Thomas Thieme

    Thomas Thieme

    Bruno Hempf

  • Hans-Uwe Bauer

    Hans-Uwe Bauer

    Paul Hauser

  • Volkmar Kleinert

    Volkmar Kleinert

    Albert Jerska

  • Matthias Brenner

    Matthias Brenner

    Karl Wallner

  • Charly Hübner

    Charly Hübner

    Udo

  • Herbert Knaup

    Herbert Knaup

    Gregor Hessenstein

  • Bastian Trost

    Bastian Trost

    Häftling 227

  • Marie Gruber

    Marie Gruber

    Frau Meineke

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Intermission

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