The Lives of Others (2006)

8.0/10 • 137 min • Drama Thriller

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

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform

Hinnerk Schönemann

Axel Stigler

Thomas Arnold

Nowack

Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann

Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer

Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber

Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser

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