Overview:
In 1983 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.| Original Title: | Das Leben der Anderen |
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| Status: | Released (2006-03-23) |
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 80 wins & 38 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $11,286,112 |
| Screen: | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Productions: | Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch |
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Casts
- 678: Martina Gedeck - Christa-Maria Sieland
- 8196: Ulrich Mühe - Gerd Wiesler
- 8197: Sebastian Koch - Georg Dreyman
- 8198: Ulrich Tukur - Anton Grubitz
- 8199: Thomas Thieme - Bruno Hempf
- 8200: Hans-Uwe Bauer - Paul Hauser
- 8201: Volkmar Kleinert - Albert Jerska
Crews
- 4528: Patricia Rommel - Editor - Editing
- 8193: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - Director - Directing
- 5488: Gabriel Yared - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8195: Stéphane Moucha - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 4222: Simone Bär - Casting - Production
- 8208: Max Wiedemann - Producer - Production
- 8209: Quirin Berg - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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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, you receive more information than the characters have about their hopeless situatio ....
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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 playwright who is popular with the communist elite because his works manage to exto ....
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