The Lives of Others

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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.

Country:

France,

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

Thriller

Duration:

137 minutes

Year:

2006

Director:

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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Company:

Creado Film,

Wiedemann & Berg Film,

ARTE,

BR

Budget:

$2,000,000

Revenue:

$70,000,000

Cast:
Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Crew:
Max Wiedemann

Producer

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Screenplay

Quirin Berg

Producer

Simone Bär

Casting

Hagen Bogdanski

Director of Photography