Country
Germany
Date
Mar 14, 2006
Note
Kinopremiere für den Deutschen Bundestag
Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.
2h 17min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Matthias Brenner | Karl Wallner |
| Charly Hübner | Udo |
| Herbert Knaup | Gregor Hessenstein |
| Bastian Trost | Häftling 227 |
| Marie Gruber | Frau Meineke |
| Volker Michalowski | Schriftexperte |
| Werner Daehn | Einsatzleiter in Uniform |
| Hinnerk Schönemann | Axel Stigler |
| Thomas Arnold | Nowack |
| Ludwig Blochberger | Benedikt Lehmann |
| Martin Brambach | Einsatzleiter Meyer |
| Hubertus Hartmann | Egon Schwalber |
| Paul Faßnacht | Onkel Frank Hauser |
| Paul Maximilian Schüller | Junge mit Ball |
| Susanna Kraus | Andrea |
| Michael Gerber | Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy |
| Fabian von Klitzing | Tagesschausprecher |
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| Harald Polzin | Wächter |
| Sheri Hagen | 'Martha' 1991 |
| Gitta Schweighöfer | 'Anja' 1984 |
| Hildegard Schroedter | 'Elena' 1984 |
| Inga Birkenfeld | 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin |
| Jens Wassermann | 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau |
| Gabi Fleming | Prostitute |
| Kai Ivo Baulitz | Buchverkäufer |
| Anabelle D. Munro | Theatre Actress (uncredited) |
| Klaus Münster | Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Das Leben der Anderen |
| Lingua originale | Deutsch (DE) |
| Lingue parlate | Deutsch |
| Paesi di produzione | Germany, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Creado Film, Wiedemann & Berg Film, ARTE, BR |
| Data di uscita | 23 marzo 2006 |
| Producer | Max Wiedemann, Quirin Berg, Claudia Gladziejewski, Andreas Schreitmüller, Monika Lobkowicz, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Dirk Hamm |
| Writer | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Casting | Simone Bär |
| Editors | Patricia Rommel, Olivia Retzer |
| Cinematography | Hagen Bogdanski, Hagen Keller |
| Asst. Directors | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Lighting | Michael Röska, Michael Koschorreck, Jürgen Ruge |
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| Camera Operators | Hagen Bogdanski, Hagen Keller |
| Add. Photography | Hagen Bogdanski, Hagen Keller |
| Production Design | Silke Buhr, Thomas Duchnicki, Frank Noack, Martin Zillger, Christiane Rothe |
| Art Direction | Christiane Rothe, Silke Buhr, Thomas Duchnicki, Frank Noack, Martin Zillger |
| Set Decoration | Frank Noack, Silke Buhr, Thomas Duchnicki, Martin Zillger, Christiane Rothe |
| Special Effects | Hans Seck |
| Stunts | Alister Mazzotti |
| Composer | Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha, Eva Claudius, Christoph von Schönburg, Detlef Halaski, João Da Costa Pinto, Arno Wilms, Jörn Poetzl, Hubertus Rath, Philipp Sellier, Oliver Schnug |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha, Eva Claudius, Christoph von Schönburg, Detlef Halaski, João Da Costa Pinto, Arno Wilms, Jörn Poetzl, Hubertus Rath, Philipp Sellier, Oliver Schnug |
| Costume Design | Gabriele Binder, Sabine Schumann, Annett Schulze |
| Makeup | Sabine Schumann, Annett Schulze, Gabriele Binder |
| Hairstyling | Gabriele Binder, Sabine Schumann, Annett Schulze |
| Budget | 2.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 77.672.685 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
Greece
Date
Feb 12, 2026
Note
Re-release
Theatrical release
Country
Germany
Date
Mar 23, 2006
Certification
12
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 07, 2006
Certification
12
Country
United States
Date
Jun 06, 2006
Certification
R
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 06, 2006
Certification
14A
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Country
Denmark
Date
Oct 13, 2006
Certification
11
Country
Greece
Date
Dec 14, 2006
Certification
16
Country
Australia
Date
Jan 30, 2007
Certification
MA15+
Country
France
Date
Jan 31, 2007
Certification
TP
Country
Hong Kong
Date
Feb 01, 2007
Country
Portugal
Date
Feb 08, 2007
Certification
M/12
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 15, 2007
Certification
7
Note
ICAA 149806
Country
Hungary
Date
Feb 22, 2007
Certification
16
Country
South Korea
Date
Mar 22, 2007
Certification
15
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Mar 22, 2007
Certification
15
Country
Italy
Date
Apr 06, 2007
Country
Norway
Date
Oct 12, 2007
Certification
12
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 30, 2007
Certification
12
Digital
Country
Switzerland
Date
Aug 06, 2006
Certification
16
Country
Japan
Date
Feb 10, 2007
Certification
R18+
Country
Ireland
Date
Apr 13, 2007
Certification
15
Physical media
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Sep 17, 2007
Certification
15
Note
DVD
Country
Greece
Date
Oct 09, 2007
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 09, 2008
Certification
12
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Germany
Date
Sep 29, 2008
Certification
12
Note
arte
Country
Netherlands
Date
Nov 14, 2009
Certification
12
Note
Nederland 2
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