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Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets. - The Lives of Others
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Title: The Lives of Others

Release Date: 23 Mar 2006

Runtime: 2h 17m

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR

Production Companies: Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR

Overview: In 1983 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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Average Vote: 8.032 (3699 votes)

Cast

  • Christa-Maria Sieland: Martina Gedeck
  • Gerd Wiesler: Ulrich Mühe
  • Georg Dreyman: Sebastian Koch
  • Anton Grubitz: Ulrich Tukur
  • Bruno Hempf: Thomas Thieme
  • Paul Hauser: Hans-Uwe Bauer
  • Albert Jerska: Volkmar Kleinert
  • Karl Wallner: Matthias Brenner
  • Udo: Charly Hübner
  • Gregor Hessenstein: Herbert Knaup
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