The Lives of Others

Mar 23, 2006

2h 17m

★ 8.0

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Creado Film

Wiedemann & Berg Film

ARTE

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Cast

Christa-Maria Sieland

Martina Gedeck

Gerd Wiesler

Ulrich Mühe

Georg Dreyman

Sebastian Koch

Anton Grubitz

Ulrich Tukur

Bruno Hempf

Thomas Thieme

Paul Hauser

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Albert Jerska

Volkmar Kleinert

Karl Wallner

Matthias Brenner

Udo

Charly Hübner

Gregor Hessenstein

Herbert Knaup

Häftling 227

Bastian Trost

Frau Meineke

Marie Gruber

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