The Lives of Others (2006)

Movie Details

Original Title Das Leben der Anderen

Original Language DE

Budget $2,000,000

Revenue $77,672,685

Status Released

Popularity 4.4

Cast

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Popularity: 1.4

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

Popularity: 1.6

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

Popularity: 2.0

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

Popularity: 5.4

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

Popularity: 1.4

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

Popularity: 2.5

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

Popularity: 0.2

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

Popularity: 7.0

Charly Hübner

Udo

Popularity: 3.1

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

Popularity: 1.3

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

Popularity: 0.2

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

Popularity: 2.6

Key Crew

Producer Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg

Screenplay Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Editor Patricia Rommel

Production

Creado Film

Wiedemann & Berg Film

ARTE

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

berlin, germany government corruption espionage germany berlin wall german democratic republic cold war blackmail stasi soviet union freedom of speech house search artists' life interrogation surveillance heartbreak east germany communism corrupt agent

Reviews from TMDB

portman123 10/10

Jan 13, 2024

Good guys facing tragic circumstances in an interesting period of history. Because you view the main characters lives from the perspective of the morally confused Stasi Officer investigating them, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situation. This makes it ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

May 11, 2024

This isn't so much a thriller as a glaring example of the corrupting power of the state, and of those charged with crafting and implementing it's policies. "Dreyman" (Sebastian Koch) is an East German playwright who is popular with the communist elite because his works manage to extol the virtues of ... Read more