The Lives of Others

2h 17min

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 Companies

Creado Film

Wiedemann & Berg Film

ARTE

BR

Cast

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner
Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227
Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Ludwig Blochberger

Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann

Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht

Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser
Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber

Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing

Fabian von Klitzing

Tagesschausprecher
Sheri Hagen

Sheri Hagen

'Martha' 1991
Inga Birkenfeld

Inga Birkenfeld

'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann

Jens Wassermann

'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming

Gabi Fleming

Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz

Kai Ivo Baulitz

Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro

Anabelle D. Munro

Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster

Klaus Münster

Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)

Release date

23rd Mar 2006

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch