The Lives of Others (2006) |
Country: Germany |
Genres: Drama, Thriller |
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. |
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | |
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | (written by) |
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Quirin Berg | producer |
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Claudia Gladziejewski | co-producer: BR |
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Dirk Hamm | co-producer |
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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | co-producer |
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Monika Lobkowicz | co-producer: BR - Arte |
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Andreas Schreitmüller | co-producer: Arte |
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Max Wiedemann | producer |
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Martina Gedeck | Christa-Maria Sieland |
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Ulrich Mühe | Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler |
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Sebastian Koch | Georg Dreyman |
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Ulrich Tukur | Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz |
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Thomas Thieme | Minister Bruno Hempf |
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Hans-Uwe Bauer | Paul Hauser |
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Volkmar Kleinert | Albert Jerska |
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Matthias Brenner | Karl Wallner |
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Charly Hübner | Udo |
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Herbert Knaup | Gregor Hessenstein |
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Bastian Trost | Häftling 227 |
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Marie Gruber | Frau Meineke |
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Volker Michalowski | Schriftexperte (as Zack Volker Michalowski) |
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Werner Daehn | Einsatzleiter in Uniform |
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Martin Brambach | Einsatzleiter Meyer |
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Hubertus Hartmann | Egon Schwalber |
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Thomas Arnold | Nowack |
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Hinnerk Schönemann | Unterleutnant Axel Stigler |
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Paul Faßnacht | Onkel Frank Hauser |
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Ludwig Blochberger | Benedikt Lehmann |
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Paul Maximilian Schüller | Junge mit Ball |
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Susanna Kraus | Andrea |
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Gabi Fleming | Prostituierte 'Ute' |
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Michael Gerber | Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy |
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Fabian von Klitzing | Tagesschausprecher |
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Harald Polzin | Wächter |
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Sheri Hagen | 'Martha' 1991 |
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Gitta Schweighöfer | 'Anja' 1984 |
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Elja-Dusa Kedves | 'Anja' 1991 |
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Hildegard Schroedter | 'Elena' 1984 |
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Inga Birkenfeld | 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin |
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Philipp Kewenig | Christas Verhafter |
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Jens Wassermann | 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau |
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Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky | Bandleader |
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Manfred Ludwig Sextett | Band |
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Kai Ivo Baulitz | Buchverkäufer |
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Ralf Ehrlich | Kollege in der Stasi-Kantine (uncredited) |
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Anabelle Munro | Theatre Actress (uncredited) |
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Klaus Münster | Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited) |
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Anabelle D. Munro | Theatre Actress (uncredited) |