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 (3)
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
![Volkmar Kleinert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/492/168492875_o6zuvv.jpg)
Volkmar Kleinert
German Empire
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Hasenherz (1987)
Das Große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981) (TV movie)
![Inga Birkenfeld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/884/159884070_11073d.jpg)
Inga Birkenfeld
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Never Look Away (2018)
A Coffee in Berlin (2012)
![Paul Maximilian Schüller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/941/159941235_a7a751.jpg)
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Rabbit Without Ears (2007)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
![Bastian Trost](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/247/163247549_63764c.jpg)
Bastian Trost
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Solino (2002)
Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
![Hubertus Hartmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/001/160001169_8c59ce.jpg)
Hubertus Hartmann
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Das Wunder von Berlin (2008) (TV movie)
Bis nichts mehr bleibt (2010) (TV movie)
Hervé Hiolle
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Rive droite, rive gauche (1984)
Une époque formidable... (1991)
Anabelle D. Munro
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011)
Klaus Münster
German Empire
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
The White Rose (1982)
![Michael Gerber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/844/160844603_8f0103.jpg)
Michael Gerber
German Empire
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Der Aufenthalt (1983)
Before the Fall (2004)
Harald Polzin
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
A Heavy Heart (2015)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Jens Wassermann
East Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Tatort (1970) (series)