The Lives of Others

Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

In 1983 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.

Drama Thriller

Martina Gedeck

(Christa-Maria Sieland)

Ulrich Mühe

(Gerd Wiesler)

Sebastian Koch

(Georg Dreyman)

Ulrich Tukur

(Anton Grubitz)

Thomas Thieme

(Bruno Hempf)

Hans-Uwe Bauer

(Paul Hauser)

Volkmar Kleinert

(Albert Jerska)

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)

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))