The Lives of Others
Das Leben der Anderen
20062ч 17мин15+
(4,099)
"Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."
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
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 23, 2006
Age Rating15+
Original Languagede
Budget2 000 000 щ.д.
Revenue77 672 685 щ.д.
Statistics
Vote Count4,099
Popularity5
Languages
German
Production Countries
GermanyFrance
Production Companies
Creado Film
Wiedemann & Berg Film
ARTE
BR
Crew
Writers
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Producers
Max Wiedemann
Quirin Berg
Composer
Gabriel Yared
Cinematography
Hagen Bogdanski
Editor
Patricia Rommel
Keywords
berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speechhouse searchartists' lifeinterrogationsurveillanceheartbreakeast germanycommunismcorrupt agentpolitical corruptionpolitical thrillerreflectivesurveillance statepersecuted writersystemic corruptionnoble sacrificecorrupt governmentescape from communism
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
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
