The Lives of Others
Das Leben der Anderen
Release: 2006-03-23
·Runtime: 137m
·★ 8.0
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
Germany
France
Production Companies
Creado Film
Wiedemann & Berg Film
ARTE
BR
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ulrich Mühe
as Gerd Wiesler
Volker Michalowski
as Schriftexperte
Paul Faßnacht
as Onkel Frank Hauser
Sebastian Koch
as Georg Dreyman
Volkmar Kleinert
as Albert Jerska
Ludwig Blochberger
as Benedikt Lehmann
Michael Gerber
as Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Sheri Hagen
as 'Martha' 1991
Anabelle D. Munro
as Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Herbert Knaup
as Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
as Häftling 227
Martin Brambach
as Einsatzleiter Meyer
Jens Wassermann
as 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Martina Gedeck
as Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Tukur
as Anton Grubitz
Marie Gruber
as Frau Meineke
Hubertus Hartmann
as Egon Schwalber
Paul Maximilian Schüller
as Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
as Andrea
Kai Ivo Baulitz
as Buchverkäufer
Werner Daehn
as Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Harald Polzin
as Wächter
Hans-Uwe Bauer
as Paul Hauser
Gitta Schweighöfer
as 'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
as 'Elena' 1984
Klaus Münster
as Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
Thomas Thieme
as Bruno Hempf
Matthias Brenner
as Karl Wallner
Hinnerk Schönemann
as Axel Stigler
Fabian von Klitzing
as Tagesschausprecher
Inga Birkenfeld
as 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Charly Hübner
as Udo
Thomas Arnold
as Nowack
