---
title: 'The Lives of Others (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck'
released: '2006-03-15'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lives-of-others-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lives of Others (2006)

2006 · 137 min · Drama, Thriller · Germany

Original title: Das Leben der Anderen

## Synopsis

The Lives of Others is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, marking his feature film directorial debut. The story centres around the covert audio surveillance of East Berlin residents by a senior operative of the Stasi, the secret police of the former East Germany. It stars Ulrich Mühe as Stasi Captain Gerd Wiesler, Ulrich Tukur as his superior Anton Grubitz, Sebastian Koch as the playwright Georg Dreyman, and Martina Gedeck as Dreyman's lover, a prominent actress named Christa-Maria Sieland.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck)
- **Screenplay:** [Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck](https://cinepixo.com/people/florian-henckel-von-donnersmarck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gabriel Yared](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-yared), [Stéphane Moucha](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-moucha)
- **Producer:** [Max Wiedemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-wiedemann), [Quirin Berg](https://cinepixo.com/people/quirin-berg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hagen Bogdanski](https://cinepixo.com/people/hagen-bogdanski)
- **Editor:** [Patricia Rommel](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-rommel)

## Cast

- [Kai Ivo Baulitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-ivo-baulitz)
- [Martina Gedeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/martina-gedeck) as Christa-Maria Sieland
- [Hinnerk Schönemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hinnerk-schonemann) as Axel Stiegler
- [Charly Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charly-hubner) as Udo Leveh
- [Matthias Brenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-brenner) as Karl Wallner
- [Inga Birkenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/inga-birkenfeld)
- [Ludwig Blochberger](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-blochberger) as Benedikt Lehmann
- [Sebastian Koch](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-koch) as Georg Dreyman
- [Martin Brambach](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-brambach)
- [Volkmar Kleinert](https://cinepixo.com/people/volkmar-kleinert) as Albert Jerska
- [Gabi Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabi-fleming) as the prostitute 'Ute'
- [Ulrich Tukur](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulrich-tukur) as Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
- [Hans-Uwe Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-uwe-bauer) as Paul Hauser
- [Marie Gruber](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-gruber) as Frau Meineke
- [Volker Zack](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-zack) as typewriter expert

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Official site: http://www.thelivesofothers.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lives-of-others-2006
Film facts: Wikidata (Q153882); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.