The Lives of Others
2006/03/23 • $2,000,000 • Released • German
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.
Director : Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Casts
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
Volker Michalowski
Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Hinnerk Schönemann
Axel Stigler
Thomas Arnold
Nowack
Ludwig Blochberger
Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach
Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
Andrea
Michael Gerber
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing
Tagesschausprecher
Harald Polzin
Wächter
Sheri Hagen
'Martha' 1991
Gitta Schweighöfer
'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
'Elena' 1984
Inga Birkenfeld
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
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