The Lives of Others
“Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.”
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
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Cast
39 people
Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Known for
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Wall
Ulrich Mühe
Gerd Wiesler
Known for
Funny Games
Benny's Video
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Known for
A Good Day to Die Hard
Bridge of Spies
Ulrich Tukur
Anton Grubitz
Known for
Amen.
The White Ribbon
Thomas Thieme
Bruno Hempf
Known for
Babylon Berlin
Perfume
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Known for
Woman of the Dead
Holiday Secrets
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Known for
Lara
Otto – The Alien from East Frisia
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Known for
Charité
System Crasher
Charly Hübner
Udo
Known for
Transporter: The Series
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Known for
Run Lola Run
Nuremberg
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Known for
Never Look Away
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
Known for
Frantz
Babylon Berlin
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Director · Gabriel Yared Composer Stéphane Moucha Composer
Worldwide gross $78M · Budget $2M · United States release June 6, 2006
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$77,672,685
Gross vs. budget
38.8×
Production
Creado Film
Production
Wiedemann & Berg Film
Production
ARTE
Production
BR
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Germany · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Leben der Anderen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 14, 2006
Premiere · Kinopremiere für den Deutschen Bundestag
Germany · March 23, 2006
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 2006
Theatrical
Australia
January 30, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 30, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
September 6, 2006 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 13, 2006 · Theatrical
France
January 31, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
September 29, 2008 · TV · arte
Greece
December 14, 2006 · Theatrical
October 9, 2007 · Physical · DVD
February 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
February 1, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 13, 2007 · Digital
Italy
April 6, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
February 10, 2007 · Digital
Netherlands
April 7, 2006 · Theatrical
April 9, 2008 · Physical · DVD
November 14, 2009 · TV · Nederland 2
November 15, 2012 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
October 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 8, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical · ICAA 149806
Switzerland
August 6, 2006 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 22, 2007 · Theatrical
September 17, 2007 · Physical · DVD
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