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2006

2 hr 17 min

The Lives of Others

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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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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... read more

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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,... read more

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Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

Ulrich Mühe's' Profile Image

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

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Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

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Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

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Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

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Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

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Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

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Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

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Charly Hübner

Udo

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Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

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Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

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Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

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Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte

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Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform

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Hinnerk Schönemann

Axel Stigler

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Thomas Arnold

Nowack

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Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann

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Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer

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Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber

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Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser

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Paul Maximilian Schüller

Junge mit Ball

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Susanna Kraus

Andrea

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Michael Gerber

Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy

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Fabian von Klitzing

Tagesschausprecher

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Harald Polzin

Wächter

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Sheri Hagen

'Martha' 1991

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Gitta Schweighöfer

'Anja' 1984

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Hildegard Schroedter

'Elena' 1984

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Inga Birkenfeld

'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin

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Jens Wassermann

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Gabi Fleming

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Kai Ivo Baulitz

Buchverkäufer

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Anabelle D. Munro

Theatre Actress (uncredited)

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Klaus Münster

Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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