The Lives of Others (2006)
Original title: Das Leben der Anderen
The Lives of Others is a 2006 German-language drama movie directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, with a running time of 2h 17m. It stars Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe and Sebastian Koch.
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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Cast
- Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland
- Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler
- Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman
- Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz
- Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf
- Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser
- Volkmar Kleinert as Albert Jerska
- Matthias Brenner as Karl Wallner
- Charly Hübner as Udo
- Herbert Knaup as Gregor Hessenstein
- Bastian Trost as Häftling 227
- Marie Gruber as Frau Meineke
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