Movie
The Lives of Others
Released: March 23, 2006 (2006)
Runtime: 137 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Volkmar Kleinert as Albert Jerska
Age at release: 67
- Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf
Age at release: 57
- Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler
Age at release: 52
- Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser
Age at release: 50
- Herbert Knaup as Gregor Hessenstein
Age at release: 50
- Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz
Age at release: 48
- Matthias Brenner as Karl Wallner
Age at release: 48
- Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland
Age at release: 44
- Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman
Age at release: 43
- Charly Hübner as Udo
Age at release: 33
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- Michael Gerber as Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Age at release: 63
- Paul Faßnacht as Onkel Frank Hauser
Age at release: 57
- Gitta Schweighöfer as 'Anja' 1984
Age at release: 52
- Marie Gruber as Frau Meineke
Age at release: 50
- Susanna Kraus as Andrea
Age at release: 49
- Hubertus Hartmann as Egon Schwalber
Age at release: 47
- Hildegard Schroedter as 'Elena' 1984
Age at release: 47
- Werner Daehn as Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Age at release: 38
- Martin Brambach as Einsatzleiter Meyer
Age at release: 38
- Sheri Hagen as 'Martha' 1991
Age at release: 38
- Volker Michalowski as Schriftexperte
Age at release: 35
- Thomas Arnold as Nowack
Age at release: 34
- Bastian Trost as Häftling 227
Age at release: 31
- Hinnerk Schönemann as Axel Stigler
Age at release: 31
- Inga Birkenfeld as 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Age at release: 28
- Ludwig Blochberger as Benedikt Lehmann
Age at release: 23
- Paul Maximilian Schüller as Junge mit Ball
Age at release: 7
- Fabian von Klitzing as Tagesschausprecher
Age at release: Unknown
- Harald Polzin as Wächter
Age at release: Unknown
- Jens Wassermann as 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Age at release: Unknown