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The Lives of Others poster
Movie2006 · 2 hr 17 min · German

The Lives of Others

Das Leben der Anderen

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

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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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Martina Gedeck photo

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe photo

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch photo

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur photo

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

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Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

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Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

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DirectorFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
OriginGermany
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$77,672,685
StatusReleased
Original languageGerman

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