Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
Oost Berlijn, 1984. Glasnost is nog heel ver weg, de bevolking wordt onderdrukt door de Oost-Duitse geheime politie (Stasi). De Stasi wordt alom gezien als een van de meest effectieve inlichtingendiensten ter wereld. Het doel van de Stasi: alles te weten komen. De succesvolle toneelschrijver Georg Dreyman (Sebastian Koch) en zijn geliefde, de actrice Christa-Maria Sieland (Martina Gedeck), zijn sterren in de DDR. Maar hun acties en vooral gedachten zijn niet altijd in lijn met de ideologie van de socialistische heilstaat. De minister van Cultuur is erg geïnteresseerd in Christa-Maria en geeft Stasi-agent Wiesler (Ulrich Mühe), alias HGW XX/7, opdracht de twee af te luisteren. Boven hun appartement, op zolder, luistert hij dag en nacht hun leven af. Maar hoe meer hij in hun leven wordt gezogen, des te meer moeite heeft hij zijn loyaliteit aan de staat te behouden.
Regiseur:
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Schrijver:
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) |
| Writing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Screenplay |
| Directing | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Director |
| Camera | Hagen Bogdanski | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Patricia Rommel | Editor |
| Sound | Gabriel Yared | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Stéphane Moucha | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Max Wiedemann | Producer |
| Production | Quirin Berg | Producer |
| Production | Simone Bär | Casting |
| Production | Claudia Gladziejewski | Co-Producer |
| Production | Monika Lobkowicz | Co-Producer |
| Production | Andreas Schreitmüller | Co-Producer |
| Art | Silke Buhr | Production Design |
| Art | Christiane Rothe | Art Direction |
| Art | Frank Noack | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabriele Binder | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annett Schulze | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabine Schumann | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Tom Sternitzke | Production Manager |
| Sound | Eva Claudius | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | João Da Costa Pinto | Foley |
| Sound | Detlef Halaski | ADR & Dubbing |
| Sound | Jörn Poetzl | Foley |
| Sound | Hubertus Rath | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Oliver Schnug | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Philipp Sellier | Foley |
| Sound | Christoph von Schönburg | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Arno Wilms | Sound mixer |
| Crew | Hans Seck | Special Effects |
| Crew | Alister Mazzotti | Stunts |
| Lighting | Michael Koschorreck | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Hagen Keller | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Jürgen Ruge | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Michael Röska | Gaffer |
| Crew | Sylvain Coutandin | Post Production Assistant |
| Editing | Olivia Retzer | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Thomas Duchnicki | Location Scout |
| Production | Christine Haupt | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Sally Steele | Publicist |
| Art | Martin Zillger | Location Scout |
| Production | Eva Simonet | Publicist |
| Production | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dirk Hamm | Co-Producer |