The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film directorial debut. The plot is about the monitoring of East Berlin residents by agents of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police. It stars Ulrich Mühe as Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler, Ulrich Tukur as his superior Anton Grubitz, Sebastian Koch as the playwright Georg Dreyman, and Martina Gedeck as Dreyman's lover, a prominent actress named Christa-Maria Sieland.
The Lives of Others (2006)
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Genres - Drama, Mystery-Suspense, Spy Film, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Political Thriller Film, Spy |
Release Date - Mar 23, 2006 |
Run Time - 137 min. |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$2,000,000
Box Office
$77,356,942
Themes
Tags
Art/Music, Berlin Germany, Berlin Wall, Best Foreign Language Film, Blackmail, Cold War, Communism, Dark, East Germany, Espionage, Gerd Wiesler, German Democratic Republic, Germany, Independent, Interrogation, Lives Of Others, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Political Thriller, Propaganda, Spiritual/Religious, Stasi, Suicide, Surveillance, Transformation
Attributes
Filming Location: Berlin
Narrative Location: East Berlin
Subject: Cold War, internal conflict, surveillance, surveillance state
Time Period: 1984
Narrative Location: East Berlin
Subject: Cold War, internal conflict, surveillance, surveillance state
Time Period: 1984
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A mások élete
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A Vida dos Outros
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As Vidas dos Outros
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Başkalarının Hayatı
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Chaiyim shel acherim
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Das Leben der Anderen
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Das Leben der Anderen - Die Sonate vom guten Menschen
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De andras liv
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De andres liv
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Kitų gyvenimai
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La vida de los otros
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La vida dels altres
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La vie des autres
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Le vite degli altri
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Muiden elämä
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O'zgalar hayoti
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Oi zoes ton allon
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Skhvebis Tskhovreba
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Teiste elu
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The Lives of Others
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Yoki hito no tame no sonata
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Život Ostatných
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Οι ζωές των άλλων
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Живот других
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善き人のためのソナタ
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竊聽風暴
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