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The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others

Mar 23, 2006
137 min
DramaThriller
8.0/ 10
3,909 votes

Overview

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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TMDB
8.0/10
3,909 votes
IMDB
8.4/10
433,535 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
89/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,000,000Production cost
Box Office$77,672,685Worldwide gross
Profit$75,672,685Profitable
ROI
+3783.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$11,286,112Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 80 wins & 38 nominations total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

de

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$77,672,685

Production Companies

Creado FilmWiedemann & Berg FilmARTEBR

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