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The Lives of Others (2006) [R]

Release Date:
March 23, 2006

Original Title:
Das Leben der Anderen

Alternate Titles:
Das Leben der Anderen - Die Sonate vom guten Menschen
De andras liv
La vida de los otros
La vie des autres
Teiste elu
Zivoty tech druhých
竊聽風暴
타인의 삶

Genres:
Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
ARTE
BR
Creado Film
Wiedemann & Berg Film

Production Countries:
France | Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA15+  BR: 12  CA: 14A  CH: 16  DE: 12  DK: 11  ES: 7  FR: TP  GB: 15  GR: 16  HU: 16  IE: 15  JP: R18+  KR: 15  NL: 12  NO: 12  PT: M/12  US: R 

Runtime: 137

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

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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.

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Production

ADR & Dubbing:
Eva Claudius
Detlef Halaski

Art Direction:
Christiane Rothe

Assistant Editor:
Olivia Retzer

Boom Operator:
Oliver Schnug

Casting:
Simone Bär

Co-Producer:
Monika Lobkowicz
Andreas Schreitmüller
Claudia Gladziejewski
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Dirk Hamm

Costume Design:
Gabriele Binder

Director:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Director of Photography:
Hagen Bogdanski

Editor:
Patricia Rommel

Foley:
Jörn Poetzl
João Da Costa Pinto
Philipp Sellier

Gaffer:
Michael Röska

Lighting Technician:
Michael Koschorreck
Jürgen Ruge

Location Scout:
Martin Zillger
Thomas Duchnicki

Makeup Artist:
Annett Schulze
Sabine Schumann

Original Music Composer:
Gabriel Yared
Stéphane Moucha

Post Production Assistant:
Sylvain Coutandin

Producer:
Max Wiedemann
Quirin Berg

Production Coordinator:
Christine Haupt

Production Design:
Silke Buhr

Production Manager:
Tom Sternitzke

Publicist:
Sally Steele
Eva Simonet

Screenplay:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Set Decoration:
Frank Noack

Sound Designer:
Christoph von Schönburg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Hubertus Rath

Sound mixer:
Arno Wilms

Special Effects:
Hans Seck

Still Photographer:
Hagen Keller

Stunts:
Alister Mazzotti

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