Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
Ost-Berlin, November 1984. Fünf Jahre vor seinem Ende sichert der DDR-Staat seinen Machtanspruch mit einem erbarmungslosen System aus Kontrolle und Überwachung. Als Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz den linientreuen Stasi-Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler auf den erfolgreichen Dramatiker Georg Dreyman und seine Lebensgefährtin, den Theaterstar Christa-Maria Sieland, ansetzt, verspricht er sich davon einen Karriereschub. Immerhin stehen höchste politische Kreise hinter dem „operativen Vorgang“. Womit er nicht gerechnet hat: Das intime Eindringen in die Welt der Observierten verändert auch den Spitzel. Das Eintauchen in „das Leben der Anderen“ – in Liebe, Literatur, freies Denken und Reden – macht Wiesler die Armseligkeit seines eigenen Daseins bewusst und eröffnet ihm eine nie gekannte Welt, der er sich immer weniger entziehen kann. Doch das System ist nicht mehr zu stoppen – ein gefährliches Spiel beginnt.
Der Regisseur:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Der Autor:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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Martina Gedeck as Christa-Maria Sieland |
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Ulrich Mühe as Gerd Wiesler |
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Sebastian Koch as Georg Dreyman |
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Ulrich Tukur as Anton Grubitz |
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Thomas Thieme as Bruno Hempf |
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Hans-Uwe Bauer as Paul Hauser |
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Volkmar Kleinert as Albert Jerska |
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Matthias Brenner as Karl Wallner |
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Charly Hübner as Udo |
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Herbert Knaup as Gregor Hessenstein |
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Bastian Trost as Häftling 227 |
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Marie Gruber as Frau Meineke |
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Volker Michalowski as Schriftexperte |
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Werner Daehn as Einsatzleiter in Uniform |
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Hinnerk Schönemann as Axel Stigler |
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Thomas Arnold as Nowack |
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Ludwig Blochberger as Benedikt Lehmann |
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Martin Brambach as Einsatzleiter Meyer |
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Hubertus Hartmann as Egon Schwalber |
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Paul Faßnacht as Onkel Frank Hauser |
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Paul Maximilian Schüller as Junge mit Ball |
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Susanna Kraus as Andrea |
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Michael Gerber as Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy |
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Fabian von Klitzing as Tagesschausprecher |
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Harald Polzin as Wächter |
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Sheri Hagen as 'Martha' 1991 |
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Gitta Schweighöfer as 'Anja' 1984 |
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Hildegard Schroedter as 'Elena' 1984 |
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Inga Birkenfeld as 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin |
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Jens Wassermann as 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau |
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Gabi Fleming as Prostitute |
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Kai Ivo Baulitz as Buchverkäufer |
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Anabelle D. Munro as Theatre Actress (uncredited) |
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Klaus Münster as Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited) |
| Production | Max Wiedemann | Producer |
| Writing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Screenplay |
| Production | Quirin Berg | Producer |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Camera | Hagen Bogdanski | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Director |
| Editing | Patricia Rommel | Editor |
| Sound | Stéphane Moucha | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Claudia Gladziejewski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Andreas Schreitmüller | Co-Producer |
| Production | Monika Lobkowicz | Co-Producer |
| Art | Silke Buhr | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Binder | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabine Schumann | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eva Claudius | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Christoph von Schönburg | Sound Designer |
| Art | Thomas Duchnicki | Location Scout |
| Sound | Detlef Halaski | ADR & Dubbing |
| Art | Frank Noack | Set Decoration |
| Sound | João Da Costa Pinto | Foley |
| Art | Martin Zillger | Location Scout |
| Sound | Arno Wilms | Sound mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annett Schulze | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hans Seck | Special Effects |
| Art | Christiane Rothe | Art Direction |
| Editing | Olivia Retzer | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Tom Sternitzke | Production Manager |
| Crew | Sylvain Coutandin | Post Production Assistant |
| Sound | Jörn Poetzl | Foley |
| Sound | Hubertus Rath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Philipp Sellier | Foley |
| Sound | Oliver Schnug | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Hagen Keller | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Michael Röska | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Michael Koschorreck | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Alister Mazzotti | Stunts |
| Lighting | Jürgen Ruge | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Christine Haupt | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sally Steele | Publicist |
| Production | Eva Simonet | Publicist |
| Production | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dirk Hamm | Co-Producer |