The Lives of Others · 2006 ·
“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”
Movie Details
Production information
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Released
2006-03-23
Runtime
137 min
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writer
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Country
Germany, France
Language
German
Original Title
Das Leben der Anderen
Status
Released
Budget
$2,000,000
Revenue
$77,672,685
Production
Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR
Cast
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Volkmar Kleinert, Matthias Brenner, Charly Hübner, Herbert Knaup
Storyline
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.
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