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The Lives of Others
“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”
★ 8.0 Rating•137 min•2006
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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
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
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Details
StatusReleased
Release DateMarch 23, 2006
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$77,672,685
GenresDrama, Thriller
Keywords
berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speechhouse searchartists' lifeinterrogationsurveillanceheartbreakeast germanycommunismcorrupt agentpolitical corruptionpolitical thrillersurveillance statepersecuted writersystemic corruptionnoble sacrificecorrupt governmentescape from communism
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