The Lives of Others
2006 • Drama | Thriller
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
Status
Released
Release date
March 23, 2006
Duration
137 Min
Language
de
Popularity
4.2336
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$77,672,685
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.
Cast
Martina Gedeck
Ulrich Mühe
Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Tukur
Thomas Thieme
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Volkmar Kleinert
Matthias Brenner
Charly Hübner
Herbert Knaup
Bastian Trost
Marie Gruber
Volker Michalowski
Werner Daehn
Hinnerk Schönemann
Thomas Arnold
Ludwig Blochberger
Martin Brambach
Hubertus Hartmann
Paul Faßnacht
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Susanna Kraus
Michael Gerber
Fabian von Klitzing
Harald Polzin
Sheri Hagen
Gitta Schweighöfer
Hildegard Schroedter
Inga Birkenfeld
Jens Wassermann
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Anabelle D. Munro
Klaus Münster
