The Lives of Others
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
2006
Rated
R
137
minutes
Drama, Thriller
Wikipedia
Directed By:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
Language
German
Release Date
March 23, 2006
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
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski
Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Hinnerk Schönemann
Axel Stigler
Thomas Arnold
Nowack
Ludwig Blochberger
Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach
Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
Andrea
Michael Gerber
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing
Tagesschausprecher
Harald Polzin
Wächter
Sheri Hagen
'Martha' 1991
Gitta Schweighöfer
'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
'Elena' 1984
Inga Birkenfeld
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming
Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Writing
Directing
Camera
Editing
Sound
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Moucha
Original Music Composer
Eva Claudius
ADR & Dubbing
Detlef Halaski
ADR & Dubbing
Jörn Poetzl
Foley
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer
Philipp Sellier
Foley
Arno Wilms
Sound mixer
Oliver Schnug
Boom Operator
Hubertus Rath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
João Da Costa Pinto
Foley
Production
Max Wiedemann
Producer
Quirin Berg
Producer
Simone Bär
Casting
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Co-Producer
Monika Lobkowicz
Co-Producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
Co-Producer
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Claudia Gladziejewski
Co-Producer
Tom Sternitzke
Production Manager
Sally Steele
Publicist
Christine Haupt
Production Coordinator
Dirk Hamm
Co-Producer
Art
Silke Buhr
Production Design
Frank Noack
Set Decoration
Martin Zillger
Location Scout
Christiane Rothe
Art Direction
Thomas Duchnicki
Location Scout
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Lighting