Directed by:
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckScreenplay:
Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckCinematography:
Hagen BogdanskiCast:
Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Charly Hübner, Martin Brambach, Herbert Knaup, Volker Michalowski, Werner Daehn (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Before the collapse of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's population was closely monitored by the State Secret Police (Stasi). Only a few citizens above suspicion, like renowned pro-Socialist playwright Georg Dreyman, were permitted to lead private lives. But when a corrupt government official falls for Georg's stunning actress-girlfriend, Christa, an ambitious Stasi policeman is ordered to bug the writer's apartment to gain incriminating evidence against the rival. Now, what the officer discovers is about to dramatically change their lives - as well as his. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ulrich Mühe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/791/168791775_wnxeoy.png)
Ulrich Mühe
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Woman and the Stranger (1985)
Das Buschgespenst (1986) (TV movie)
![Sebastian Koch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/723/166723184_b57efd.jpg)
Sebastian Koch
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Black Book (2006)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
![Martina Gedeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/574/168574516_y2z14s.jpg)
Martina Gedeck
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Life Is All You Get (1997)
![Ulrich Tukur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/658/160658180_ff7549.jpg)
Ulrich Tukur
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
North Face (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
![Thomas Thieme](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886078_f8c306.jpg)
Thomas Thieme
Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Downfall (2004)
![Charly Hübner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/760/166760543_c7d4b3.jpg)
Charly Hübner
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Neger, Neger, Schornsteinfeger (2006) (TV movie)
![Martin Brambach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/761/168761275_84fug5.jpg)
Martin Brambach
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
The Reader (2008)
![Herbert Knaup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/721/158721645_0d369f.jpg)
Herbert Knaup
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Run Lola Run (1998)
![Volker Michalowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/358/160358827_2bf3e5.jpg)
Volker Michalowski
East Germany
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
![Werner Daehn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279460_0ec438.jpg)
Werner Daehn
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
United (2011) (TV movie)
![Hinnerk Schönemann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/322/159322734_eab62b.jpg)
Hinnerk Schönemann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Happy As One (2006)
![Gitta Schweighöfer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886362_5d9985.jpg)
Gitta Schweighöfer
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Vom Atmen unter Wasser (2008) (TV movie)
Rübezahls Schatz (2017) (TV movie)
![Ludwig Blochberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/532/161532045_9ba518.jpg)
Ludwig Blochberger
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Reader (2008)
![Matthias Brenner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/323/159323582_9687b8.jpg)
Matthias Brenner
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
System Crasher (2019)
A Good Boy (2008) (TV movie)
![Paul Faßnacht](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/440/159440063_2f9786.jpg)
Paul Faßnacht
Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Das ewige Lied (1997) (TV movie)
Manta - Der Film (1991)
![Hans-Uwe Bauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/863/168863404_bx0i6h.jpg)
Hans-Uwe Bauer
East Germany
Best movies:
Dying (2024)
The Lives of Others (2006)
Never Look Away (2018)
![Sheri Hagen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/587/159587668_cb0c4e.jpg)
Sheri Hagen
Nigeria
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Hildegard Schroedter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/299/160299393_7c4848.jpg)
Hildegard Schroedter
West Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
The Lives of Others (2006)
The Reader (2008)
![Kai Ivo Baulitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/492/159492910_32feca.jpg)
Kai Ivo Baulitz
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Balloon (2018)
Run Boy Run (2013)
Fabian von Klitzing
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Rosamunde Pilcher (1993) (series)
Kreuzfahrt ins Glück (2007) (series)