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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.
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Reviews

8.5 14 votes
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Soundtrack

All 19 songs
  1. Rock 'N Roll Im StadtparkPankow Spotify
  2. Es Gibt MomenteHansi Biebl
  3. Ich Wurde Wenn Ich Wusste, Dass Ich Konnte4PS
  4. GralManfred Ludwig Sextett, feat, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky Spotify
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