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2006

The Lives of Others

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.

Credits

Director

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Producers

Max Wiedemann , Quirin Berg

Writer

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Cinematographer

Hagen Bogdanski

Composers

Gabriel Yared , Stéphane Moucha

Cast

Martina Gedeck , Ulrich Mühe , Sebastian Koch , Ulrich Tukur , Thomas Thieme , Hans-Uwe Bauer , Volkmar Kleinert , Matthias Brenner , Charly Hübner , Herbert Knaup

Studios

ARTE , Wiedemann & Berg Film , BR , Creado Film

Genres

Drama Thriller

External

IMDb

Posters

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