

The Lives of Others
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.0M
$2,000,000
Revenue
$77.7M
$77,672,685
Languages
German
Studio
Creado Film
+3 more
Key Crew

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director

Max Wiedemann
Producer

Quirin Berg
Producer

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay
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

Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber

Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser