Drama ·Thriller · Germany · 2006 · 2h 17m

The Lives of Others

Das Leben der Anderen

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Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Cast
Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser
Crew
Hagen Bogdanski — Director of Photography Patricia Rommel — Editor Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer Stéphane Moucha — Original Music Composer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck — Screenplay Max Wiedemann — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
berlin, germanygovernmentcorruptionespionagegermanyberlin wallgerman democratic republiccold warblackmailstasisoviet unionfreedom of speech
Key Collaborators
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Director Hagen Bogdanski Director of Photography Patricia Rommel Editor Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer Stéphane Moucha Original Music Composer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Screenplay Max Wiedemann Producer Quirin Berg Producer Silke Buhr Production Design Gabriele Binder Costume Design
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