The Lives of Others (2006)
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.
- Released
- 2006-03-23
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 4331 votes
Cast
- Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland
- Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler
- Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman
- Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz
- Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf
- Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser
- Volkmar Kleinert as Albert Jerska
- Matthias Brenner as Karl Wallner
- Charly Hübner as Udo
- Herbert Knaup as Gregor Hessenstein
- Bastian Trost as Häftling 227
- Marie Gruber as Frau Meineke