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The Lives of Others

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

8.020062h 17mReleased4,198 votes

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
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GermanyFrance
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Cast

  • 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

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