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The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
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The Lives of Others

"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."

2006
2h 17m
8.0(3848 votes)
Drama
Thriller

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.

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Production Companies

Wiedemann & Berg Film
ARTE
BR

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1 video

Cast & Crew

34 members
Acting

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Martina Gedeck
Acting

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Ulrich Mühe
Acting

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Sebastian Koch
Acting

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Ulrich Tukur
Acting

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Thomas Thieme
Acting

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

Hans-Uwe Bauer
Acting

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

Volkmar Kleinert
Acting

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

Matthias Brenner
Acting

Charly Hübner

Udo

Charly Hübner
Acting

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

Herbert Knaup
Acting

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

Bastian Trost
Acting

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

Marie Gruber
Acting

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte

Volker Michalowski
Acting

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform

Werner Daehn
Acting

Hinnerk Schönemann

Axel Stigler

Hinnerk Schönemann
Acting

Thomas Arnold

Nowack

Thomas Arnold
Acting

Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann

Ludwig Blochberger
Acting

Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer

Martin Brambach
Acting

Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber

Hubertus Hartmann
Acting

Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser

Paul Faßnacht
Acting

Paul Maximilian Schüller

Junge mit Ball

Paul Maximilian Schüller
Acting

Susanna Kraus

Andrea

Susanna Kraus
Acting

Michael Gerber

Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy

Michael Gerber
Acting

Fabian von Klitzing

Tagesschausprecher

Fabian von Klitzing
Acting

Harald Polzin

Wächter

Harald Polzin
Acting

Sheri Hagen

'Martha' 1991

Sheri Hagen
Acting

Gitta Schweighöfer

'Anja' 1984

Gitta Schweighöfer
Acting

Hildegard Schroedter

'Elena' 1984

Hildegard Schroedter
Acting

Inga Birkenfeld

'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin

Inga Birkenfeld
Acting

Jens Wassermann

'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau

Jens Wassermann
Acting

Gabi Fleming

Prostitute

No Image
Acting

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Buchverkäufer

Kai Ivo Baulitz
Acting

Anabelle D. Munro

Theatre Actress (uncredited)

Anabelle D. Munro
Acting

Klaus Münster

Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)

Klaus Münster

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