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The Lives of Others (2006)

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

Genre : Drama, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 17M

Director : Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Writer : Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Synopsis

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police, conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover, finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

Actors

Martina Gedeck
Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe
Ulrich Mühe
Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur
Ulrich Tukur
Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme
Thomas Thieme
Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Marie Gruber
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski
Volker Michalowski
Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn
Werner Daehn
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Hinnerk Schönemann
Hinnerk Schönemann
Axel Stigler
Thomas Arnold
Thomas Arnold
Nowack
Ludwig Blochberger
Ludwig Blochberger
Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach
Martin Brambach
Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann
Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht
Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
Susanna Kraus
Andrea
Michael Gerber
Michael Gerber
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing
Fabian von Klitzing
Tagesschausprecher
Harald Polzin
Harald Polzin
Wächter
Sheri Hagen
Sheri Hagen
'Martha' 1991
Gitta Schweighöfer
Gitta Schweighöfer
'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
Hildegard Schroedter
'Elena' 1984
Inga Birkenfeld
Inga Birkenfeld
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann
Jens Wassermann
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming
Gabi Fleming
Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro
Anabelle D. Munro
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster
Klaus Münster
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Screenplay
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director
Hagen Bogdanski
Hagen Bogdanski
Director of Photography
Patricia Rommel
Patricia Rommel
Editor
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Moucha
Stéphane Moucha
Original Music Composer
Max Wiedemann
Max Wiedemann
Producer
Quirin Berg
Quirin Berg
Producer
Simone Bär
Simone Bär
Casting
Claudia Gladziejewski
Claudia Gladziejewski
Co-Producer
Monika Lobkowicz
Monika Lobkowicz
Co-Producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
Andreas Schreitmüller
Co-Producer
Silke Buhr
Silke Buhr
Production Design
Christiane Rothe
Christiane Rothe
Art Direction
Frank Noack
Frank Noack
Set Decoration
Gabriele Binder
Gabriele Binder
Costume Design
Annett Schulze
Annett Schulze
Makeup Artist
Sabine Schumann
Sabine Schumann
Makeup Artist
Tom Sternitzke
Tom Sternitzke
Production Manager
Eva Claudius
Eva Claudius
ADR & Dubbing
João Da Costa Pinto
João Da Costa Pinto
Foley
Detlef Halaski
Detlef Halaski
ADR & Dubbing
Jörn Poetzl
Jörn Poetzl
Foley
Hubertus Rath
Hubertus Rath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Oliver Schnug
Oliver Schnug
Boom Operator
Philipp Sellier
Philipp Sellier
Foley
Christoph von Schönburg
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer
Arno Wilms
Arno Wilms
Sound mixer
Hans Seck
Hans Seck
Special Effects
Alister Mazzotti
Alister Mazzotti
Stunts
Michael Koschorreck
Michael Koschorreck
Lighting Technician
Hagen Keller
Hagen Keller
Still Photographer
Jürgen Ruge
Jürgen Ruge
Lighting Technician
Michael Röska
Michael Röska
Gaffer
Sylvain Coutandin
Sylvain Coutandin
Post Production Assistant
Olivia Retzer
Olivia Retzer
Assistant Editor
Thomas Duchnicki
Thomas Duchnicki
Location Scout
Christine Haupt
Christine Haupt
Production Coordinator
Sally Steele
Sally Steele
Publicist
Martin Zillger
Martin Zillger
Location Scout
Eva Simonet
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Co-Producer
Dirk Hamm
Dirk Hamm
Co-Producer

Trailers and other movies

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