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The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
Mar 23, 2006 2h 17m
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Synopsis

In 1983 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.

Title The Lives of Others
Companies Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR
Countries France, Germany
Keywords berlin, germany, government, corruption, espionage, germany, berlin wall, german democratic republic, cold war, blackmail, stasi, soviet union, freedom of speech, house search, artists' life, interrogation, surveillance, heartbreak, east germany, communism, corrupt agent, political corruption, political thriller, surveillance state, persecuted writer, systemic corruption, suspenseful, noble sacrifice, corrupt government
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
Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska
Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227
Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Ludwig Blochberger

Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann

Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht

Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser
Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber

Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing

Fabian von Klitzing

Tagesschausprecher
Sheri Hagen

Sheri Hagen

'Martha' 1991
Inga Birkenfeld

Inga Birkenfeld

'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann

Jens Wassermann

'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming

Gabi Fleming

Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro

Anabelle D. Munro

Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster

Klaus Münster

Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)