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📊 Film Specifications

Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Writer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Screenplay)

Original Title Das Leben der Anderen

Release Date March 23, 2006

Runtime 137 min (2h 17m)

Country Germany, France

Language DE

Budget $2,000,000

Box Office $77,672,685

Studios Creado Film • Wiedemann & Berg Film • ARTE

The Lives of Others (2006)

Name: The Lives of Others
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006-03-23
Rating: 4.0

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

• Written by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

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

⭐ 4.0 / 5 (4,348 votes) ⏱️ 137 min 🎬 Drama, Thriller

Ratings Breakdown:

4,348 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.