The Lives of Others
1Win1NomDirected by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Synopsis
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.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 23 March 2006
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Writers
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $77,672,685
- Countries
- Germany, France
- Languages
- German
- Production
- Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR
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Cast
Martina Gedeck
Ulrich Mühe
Sebastian Koch
Ulrich Tukur
Thomas Thieme
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Volkmar Kleinert
Matthias Brenner
Charly Hübner
Herbert Knaup