The Lives of Others

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

2006
2 hr 16 min
8.038 (3964)
Released

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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Release Date

2006
Runtime

2 hr 16 min
Language

de
Rating

8.038 (3964)

Genres

Drama Thriller
Director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast

Martina Gedeck
Ulrich Mühe
Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Tukur
Thomas Thieme
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Volkmar Kleinert
Matthias Brenner
Charly Hübner
Herbert Knaup
Bastian Trost
Marie Gruber
Volker Michalowski
Werner Daehn
Hinnerk Schönemann
Thomas Arnold
Ludwig Blochberger
Martin Brambach
Hubertus Hartmann
Paul Faßnacht
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Susanna Kraus
Michael Gerber
Fabian von Klitzing
Harald Polzin
Sheri Hagen
Gitta Schweighöfer
Hildegard Schroedter
Inga Birkenfeld
Jens Wassermann
Gabi Fleming
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Anabelle D. Munro
Klaus Münster