Film · 2006
The Lives of the Others
Original titleDas Leben der Anderen
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · starring Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck and Sebastian Koch
- 2 h 17 min
- 12
- Thriller · History · Drama
Germany
- Released in the UK 12 April 2007
- 8.5 Users14 votes
Synopsis
The year, 1984. The place, east Berlin. 5 years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Stasi, the German secret police, monitored day and night who are suspected of going against the communist regime. The writer of theatre plays, Georg Dreyman is one of those suspects. Georg has a relationship with actress Christa-Maria Sieland. Georg is writing a new play, backed by the culture minister Bruno Hempf only to sleep with Christa-Maria, who let the minister do it just for not to see truncated his career as an actress. Gerd Wiesler is one of the heavyweights of the Stasi, and is in charge of spying on the couple, who have unknowingly bugged the house. However, this mission will affect Bruno whether life more than he could imagine.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 137 min2 hours and 17 minutes
- Budget
- $2mArte
- Rating
- 12Suitable for 12 years and over
- How long is The Lives of the Others?
- 2 hours and 17 minutes (137 minutes).
- When was The Lives of the Others released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 12 April 2007.
- Who directed The Lives of the Others?
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
- Who is in The Lives of the Others?
- It stars Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian Koch and Marie Gruber.
Cast
Full cast (12)-
Ulrich Mühe Gerd Wiesler
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Martina Gedeck Christa-Maria Sieland
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Sebastian Koch Georg Dreyman
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Marie Gruber Mrs. Beautel
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Ulrich Tukur Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
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Matthias Brenner Karl Wallner
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Werner Daehn Einsatzleiter in Uniform
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Hildegard Schroedter 'Elena' 1984
- Director
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Writers
- Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Producers
- Quirin Berg, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Reviews
- 107 %
- 929 %
- 843 %
- 721 %
- 60 %
- ≤50 %
Awards
All the awards- Academy Awards (Oscars) 2007 1 of 1 nomination Won: Best International Feature Film
- Golden Globes 2007 1 nomination
- BAFTA Awards 2008 1 of 5 nominations Won: Best Film not in the English Language
Soundtrack
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