The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) 18 years old
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
A tragic love story set in East Berlin with the backdrop of an undercover Stasi controlled culture. Stasi captain Wieler is ordered to follow author Dreyman and plunges deeper and deeper into his life until he reaches the threshold of doubting the system.
Credits
The Lives of Others Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Koch He was 44, now 62 years old | as Georg Dreyman |
| Bastian Trost He was 32, now 50 years old | as Häftling 227 |
| Hinnerk Schönemann He was 31, now 49 years old | as Axel Stigler |
| Ulrich Mühe He was 52, 54 years old when he died | as Gerd Wiesler |
| Paul Faßnacht He was 57, now 75 years old | as Onkel Frank Hauser |
| Martina Gedeck She was 44, now 63 years old | as Christa-Maria Sieland |
| Volkmar Kleinert He was 67, now 86 years old | as Albert Jerska |
| Ulrich Tukur He was 48, now 67 years old | as Anton Grubitz |
| Matthias Brenner He was 48, now 67 years old | as Karl Wallner |
| Herbert Knaup He was 50, now 68 years old | as Gregor Hessenstein |
| Marie Gruber She was 50, 62 years old when she died | as Frau Meineke |
| Thomas Thieme He was 57, now 76 years old | as Bruno Hempf |
| Martin Brambach He was 38, now 57 years old | as Einsatzleiter Meyer |
| Kai Ivo Baulitz He was 34, now 53 years old | as Buchverkäufer |
| Charly Hübner He was 33, now 51 years old | as Udo |
| Hans-Uwe Bauer He was 50, now 69 years old | as Paul Hauser |
| Thomas Arnold He was 210, 46 years old when he died | as Nowack |
| Volker Michalowski He was 35, now 53 years old | as Schriftexperte |
| Klaus Münster He was 70, now 89 years old | as Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited) |
| Gitta Schweighöfer She was 52, now 70 years old | as 'Anja' 1984 |
| Sheri Hagen She was 38, now 56 years old | as 'Martha' 1991 |
| Hubertus Hartmann He was 47, now 65 years old | as Egon Schwalber |
| Michael Gerber He was 36, now 55 years old | as Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy |
| Inga Birkenfeld She was 28, now 46 years old | as 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin |
| Ludwig Blochberger He was 23, now 41 years old | as Benedikt Lehmann |
| Hildegard Schroedter She was 47, now 66 years old | as 'Elena' 1984 |
| Werner Daehn He was 38, now 57 years old | as Einsatzleiter in Uniform |
| Paul Maximilian Schüller He was 7, now 25 years old | as Junge mit Ball |
The Lives of Others Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Andreas Schreitmüller as Co-Producer. He was 50 (now 68) years old | Production |
| Stéphane Moucha as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (now 56) years old | Sound |
| Arno Wilms as Sound mixer. | Sound |
| Tom Sternitzke as Production Manager. | Production |
| Christine Haupt as Production Coordinator. | Production |
| Christiane Rothe as Art Direction. | Art |
| Hubertus Rath as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. | Sound |
| Jürgen Ruge as Lighting Technician. He was 85 (84) years old when He died | Lighting |
| Gabriele Binder as Costume Design. She was 45 (now 63) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Sylvain Coutandin as Post Production Assistant. | Crew |
| Frank Noack as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Claudia Gladziejewski as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Monika Lobkowicz as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Sabine Schumann as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| João Da Costa Pinto as Foley. | Sound |
| Patricia Rommel as Editor. She was 50 (now 68) years old | Editing |
| Gabriel Yared as Original Music Composer. He was 56 (now 75) years old | Sound |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck as Director. He was 33 (now 51) years old | Directing |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck as Co-Producer. He was 33 (now 51) years old | Production |
| Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck as Screenplay. He was 33 (now 51) years old | Writing |
| Hagen Bogdanski as Director of Photography. He was 41 (now 59) years old | Camera |
| Max Wiedemann as Producer. He was 28 (now 46) years old | Production |
| Quirin Berg as Producer. He was 28 (now 46) years old | Production |
| Olivia Retzer as Assistant Editor. She was 25 (now 43) years old | Editing |
| Alister Mazzotti as Stunts. | Crew |
| Hagen Keller as Still Photographer. He was 68 (now 87) years old | Camera |
| Dirk Hamm as Co-Producer. He was 38 (now 56) years old | Production |
| Eva Simonet as Publicist. | Production |
The Lives of Others (18 years)
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
- Release day: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
- Runtime: 137 minutes
- Budget: 2000000.00
- Revenue: 70000000.00