Full Cast & Crew - The Lives of Others (2006)

User Score

Based on 252 094 Ratings

Your Score

0 out of 10

Rate this:

Country: Germany

Taglines: Where power is absolute, nothing is private. [Scandinavian Blu-ray.]

Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Writers: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Stars: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, ...

Gerd Wiesler is an officer with the Stasi, the East German secret police. The film begins in 1984 when Wiesler attends a play written by Georg Dreyman, who is considered by many to be the ultimate example of the loyal citizen. Wiesler has a gut feeling that Dreyman can't be as ideal as he seems and believes surveillance is called for. The Minister of Culture agrees but only later does Wiesler learn that the Minister sees Dreyman as a rival and lusts after his partner Christa-Maria. The more time he spends listening in on them, the more he comes to care about them. The once rigid Stasi officer begins to intervene in their lives, in a positive way, protecting them whenever possible. Eventually, Wiesler activities catch up to him and while there is no proof of wrongdoing, he finds himself in menial jobs - until the unbelievable happens.

Directors:
	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writers:
	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	(written by)
Producers:
	Quirin Berg	producer
	Claudia Gladziejewski	co-producer: BR
	Dirk Hamm	co-producer
	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck	co-producer
	Monika Lobkowicz	co-producer: BR - Arte
	Andreas Schreitmüller	co-producer: Arte
	Max Wiedemann	producer
Actors:
	Martina Gedeck	Christa-Maria Sieland
	Ulrich Mühe	Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler
	Sebastian Koch	Georg Dreyman
	Ulrich Tukur	Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
	Thomas Thieme	Minister 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 (as Zack Volker Michalowski)
	Werner Daehn	Einsatzleiter in Uniform
	Martin Brambach	Einsatzleiter Meyer
	Hubertus Hartmann	Egon Schwalber
	Thomas Arnold	Nowack
	Hinnerk Schönemann	Unterleutnant Axel Stigler
	Paul Faßnacht	Onkel Frank Hauser
	Ludwig Blochberger	Benedikt Lehmann
	Paul Maximilian Schüller	Junge mit Ball
	Susanna Kraus	Andrea
	Gabi Fleming	Prostituierte 'Ute'
	Michael Gerber	Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
	Fabian von Klitzing	Tagesschausprecher
	Harald Polzin	Wächter
	Sheri Hagen	'Martha' 1991
	Gitta Schweighöfer	'Anja' 1984
	Elja-Dusa Kedves	'Anja' 1991
	Hildegard Schroedter	'Elena' 1984
	Inga Birkenfeld	'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
	Philipp Kewenig	Christas Verhafter
	Jens Wassermann	'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
	Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky	Bandleader
	Manfred Ludwig Sextett	Band
	Kai Ivo Baulitz	Buchverkäufer
	Ralf Ehrlich	Kollege in der Stasi-Kantine (uncredited)
	Anabelle Munro	Theatre Actress (uncredited)
	Klaus Münster	Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
	Anabelle D. Munro	Theatre Actress (uncredited)