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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.
Drama   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 2,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: German
📆 Date Released: 2006-03-23
⌚ Running Time: 137 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

Martina Gedeck original image
Christa-Maria Sieland
Martina Gedeck
Ulrich Mühe original image
Gerd Wiesler
Ulrich Mühe
Sebastian Koch original image
Georg Dreyman
Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Tukur original image
Anton Grubitz
Ulrich Tukur
Thomas Thieme original image
Bruno Hempf
Thomas Thieme
Hans-Uwe Bauer original image
Paul Hauser
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Volkmar Kleinert original image
Albert Jerska
Volkmar Kleinert
Matthias Brenner original image
Karl Wallner
Matthias Brenner
Charly Hübner original image
Udo
Charly Hübner
Herbert Knaup original image
Gregor Hessenstein
Herbert Knaup
Bastian Trost original image
Häftling 227
Bastian Trost
Marie Gruber original image
Frau Meineke
Marie Gruber
Volker Michalowski original image
Schriftexperte
Volker Michalowski
Werner Daehn original image
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Werner Daehn
Hinnerk Schönemann original image
Axel Stigler
Hinnerk Schönemann
Thomas Arnold original image
Nowack
Thomas Arnold
Ludwig Blochberger original image
Benedikt Lehmann
Ludwig Blochberger
Martin Brambach original image
Einsatzleiter Meyer
Martin Brambach
Hubertus Hartmann original image
Egon Schwalber
Hubertus Hartmann
Paul Faßnacht original image
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Faßnacht
Paul Maximilian Schüller original image
Junge mit Ball
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Susanna Kraus original image
Andrea
Susanna Kraus
Michael Gerber original image
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Michael Gerber
Fabian von Klitzing original image
Tagesschausprecher
Fabian von Klitzing
Harald Polzin original image
Wächter
Harald Polzin
Sheri Hagen original image
'Martha' 1991
Sheri Hagen
Gitta Schweighöfer original image
'Anja' 1984
Gitta Schweighöfer
Hildegard Schroedter original image
'Elena' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
Inga Birkenfeld original image
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Inga Birkenfeld
Jens Wassermann original image
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Jens Wassermann
Gabi Fleming original image
Prostitute
Gabi Fleming
Kai Ivo Baulitz original image
Buchverkäufer
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Anabelle D. Munro original image
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Anabelle D. Munro
Klaus Münster original image
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
Klaus Münster

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