
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
7.2213
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$77,672,685
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.
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