

The Lives of Others
2006 · Movie · 2h 17m · R
DramaThriller
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
89/100
Key crew
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckScreenplay
- Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckDirector
- Gabriel YaredOriginal Music Composer
- Stéphane MouchaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Martina GedeckChrista-Maria Sieland
- Ulrich MüheGerd Wiesler
- Sebastian KochGeorg Dreyman
- Ulrich TukurAnton Grubitz
- Thomas ThiemeBruno Hempf
- Hans-Uwe BauerPaul Hauser
- Volkmar KleinertAlbert Jerska
- Matthias BrennerKarl Wallner
- Charly HübnerUdo
- Herbert KnaupGregor Hessenstein
- Bastian TrostHäftling 227
- Marie GruberFrau Meineke
Stills
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Themes
berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speech























