Das Leben der Anderen

Name: Das Leben der Anderen
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2007-03-30
Duration: 2 h 17 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme

IMDb ID: tt0405094 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 8.4 (441,146 votes)

Genres: Drama · Mystery · Thriller

In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Arab Emirates: The Lives of Others
Australia: The Lives of Others
Canada: The Lives of Others (English)
Egypt: The Lives of Others (English)
United Kingdom: The Lives of Others
Hong Kong: The Lives of Others (English)
Indonesia: The Lives of Others (English)
Ireland: The Lives of Others (English)
India: The Lives of Others (English)
New Zealand: The Lives of Others (English)
Singapore: The Lives of Others (English)
Thailand: The Lives of Others (English)
United States: The Lives of Others
World-wide: The Lives of Others (English)
South Africa: The Lives of Others (English)
Argentina: La vida de los otros
Ecuador: La vida de los otros
Spain: La vida de los otros
Mexico: La vida de los otros
Peru: La vida de los otros
United States: La vida de los otros (Spanish)
Austria: Das Leben der Anderen
Switzerland: Das Leben der Anderen (German)
Germany: Das Leben der Anderen
Netherlands: Das Leben der Anderen
Finland: De andras liv (Swedish)
Sweden: De andras liv
Denmark: De andres liv
Norway: De andres liv
Switzerland: La Vie des autres (French)
France: La Vie des autres
Kazakhstan: Жизнь других (Russian)
Russia: Жизнь других
Hungary: A mások élete
Brazil: A Vida dos Outros
Portugal: As Vidas dos Outros
Turkey: Başkalarının Hayatı (Turkish)
Azerbaijan: Başqalarının həyatı
Israel: Chaiyim shel acherim (Hebrew)
Latvia: Citu dzīves
Germany: Das Leben der Anderen - Die Sonate vom guten Menschen (Working Title)
Greece: I zoi ton allon (transliterated title)
Vietnam: Khoảnh Khắc Cuộc Đời
Lithuania: Kitų gyvenimai (new title)
Spain: La vida dels altres (Catalan)
Canada: La vie des autres (French)
Italy: Le vite degli altri
Finland: Muiden elämä
Uzbekistan: O'zgalar hayoti
Georgia: Skhvebis Tskhovreba
Estonia: Teiste elu
Romania: Viețile altora
Japan: Yoki hito no tame no sonata
Iran: Zendegi-ye Digaran (Persian, dubbed version)
Slovenia: Življenje drugih
Croatia: Život drugih
Slovakia: Život Ostatných (Alternative Title)
Czech Republic: Životy těch druhých
Slovakia: Životy tých druhých
Poland: Życie na podsłuchu
Greece: Οι ζωές των άλλων
Serbia: Живот других
Bulgaria: Животът на другите (Bulgarian)
Ukraine: Життя інших
Kazakhstan: Өзгелер өмірі
South Korea: 타인의 삶
Japan: 善き人のためのソナタ (Japanese)
China: 窃听风暴 (Mandarin)
Hong Kong: 竊聽者 (Cantonese)
Taiwan: 竊聽風暴
La vida de los otrosContent RatingRRelease Date2007-03-30Runtime137 minutesMetascore89IMDb Popularity546User Reviews646Critic Reviews144Countries / RegionsGermany
FranceLanguagesGermanKeywordsberlin wall
secret police
stasi
1980s
spyFilming LocationsGedenkstätte Hohenschönhausen, Hohenschönhausen, Berlin, GermanyProduction CompaniesWiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
ARTEOfficial SitesOfficial site (United States) - http://www.thelivesofothers.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0405094.jpgUpdated At2026-02-26T16:13:43

Directors

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Writers

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Martina Gedeck | Character: Christa-Maria Sieland
Actor: Ulrich Mühe | Character: Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler
Actor: Sebastian Koch | Character: Georg Dreyman
Actor: Ulrich Tukur | Character: Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
Actor: Thomas Thieme | Character: Minister Bruno Hempf
Actor: Hans-Uwe Bauer | Character: Paul Hauser
Actor: Volkmar Kleinert | Character: Albert Jerska
Actor: Matthias Brenner | Character: Karl Wallner
Actor: Charly Hübner | Character: Udo
Actor: Herbert Knaup | Character: Gregor Hessenstein
Actor: Bastian Trost | Character: Häftling 227
Actor: Marie Gruber | Character: Frau Meineke
Actor: Volker Zack | Character: Schriftexperte
Actor: Werner Daehn | Character: Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Actor: Martin Brambach | Character: Einsatzleiter Meyer
Actor: Hubertus Hartmann | Character: Egon Schwalber
Actor: Thomas Arnold | Character: Nowack
Actor: Hinnerk Schönemann | Character: Unterleutnant Axel Stigler
Actor: Paul Faßnacht | Character: Onkel Frank Hauser
Actor: Ludwig Blochberger | Character: Benedikt Lehmann
Actor: Paul Maximilian Schüller | Character: Junge mit Ball
Actor: Susanna Kraus | Character: Andrea
Actor: Gabi Fleming | Character: Prostituierte 'Ute'
Actor: Michael Gerber | Character: Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Actor: Fabian von Klitzing | Character: Tagesschausprecher
Actor: Harald Polzin | Character: Wächter
Actor: Sheri Hagen | Character: 'Martha' 1991
Actor: Gitta Schweighöfer | Character: 'Anja' 1984
Actor: Elja-Dusa Kedves | Character: 'Anja' 1991
Actor: Hildegard Schroedter | Character: 'Elena' 1984
Actor: Inga Birkenfeld | Character: 'Elena' 1991, BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Actor: Philipp Kewenig | Character: Christas Verhafter
Actor: Jens Wassermann | Character: 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Actor: Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky | Character: Bandleader
Actor: Manfred Ludwig Sextett | Character: Band
Actor: Kai Ivo Baulitz | Character: Buchverkäufer
Actor: Charlene Beck | Character: cubanische Schülerin
Actor: Ralf Ehrlich | Character: Kollege in der Stasi-Kantine
Actor: Anabelle D. Munro | Character: Theatre Actress
Actor: Klaus Münster | Character: Erich Mielke

[Directors Group]
Name: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Quirin Berg | Role: Producer
Name: Claudia Gladziejewski | Role: Producer
Name: Dirk Hamm | Role: Producer
Name: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Role: Producer
Name: Monika Lobkowicz | Role: Producer
Name: Andreas Schreitmüller | Role: Producer
Name: Hubert von Spreti | Role: Producer
Name: Max Wiedemann | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Stéphane Moucha | Role: Composer
Name: Max Richter | Role: Composer
Name: Gabriel Yared | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hagen Bogdanski | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Patricia Rommel | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Simone Bär | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Hildegard Bechtler | Role: Production Designer
Name: Silke Buhr | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Christiane Rothe | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Frank Noack | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Gabriele Binder | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Tamar Aviv | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Annett Schulze | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Sabine Schumann | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Oliver Berger | Role: Production Manager
Name: Lisa Schmidt | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tom Sternitzke | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Katrin Arendt | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Claudia Beewen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Katharina Hofmann | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: MC Fitti | Role: Art Department
Name: Felix Gallo | Role: Art Department
Name: Hannes Koch | Role: Art Department
Name: Mathias Lücking | Role: Art Department
Name: Frank Noack | Role: Art Department
Name: Michael Roggemann | Role: Art Department
Name: Christian Sitta | Role: Art Department
Name: Klaus Spielhagen | Role: Art Department
Name: Danny Stuchlik | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniela von Waberer | Role: Art Department
Name: Gonda Hinrichs | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Eva Claudius | Role: Sound Department
Name: João Da Costa Pinto | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manni Gläser | Role: Sound Department
Name: Detlef Halaski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Larry Hopkins | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Koschmieder | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alexander Ochs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jörn Poetzl | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hubertus Rath | Role: Sound Department
Name: Oliver Schnug | Role: Sound Department
Name: Philipp Sellier | Role: Sound Department
Name: Christoph von Schönburg | Role: Sound Department
Name: Arno Wilms | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Adrian Lorberth | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hans Seck | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Frank Rohlfing | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Maik Strauch | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Alister Mazzotti | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Stefan Eckert | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicolay Gutscher | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hagen Keller | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Heiko Kohl | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Koschorreck | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ralph Leopold | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Holger Löhner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Nitsche | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jürgen Ruge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Röska | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Sell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stephan Sommersberg | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Theresa von Eltz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Florian Wentzel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Marcel Dykiert | Role: Casting Department
Name: Iris Müller | Role: Casting Department
Name: Kirstin Plotz | Role: Casting Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Julie Bargeton | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sylvain Coutandin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Arne Herrmann | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ute Lingner | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stefan Müller | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Gabriela Schultze | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Olivia Retzer | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Thomas Duchnicki | Role: Location Management
Name: Erika Falk | Role: Location Management
Name: Peter Maasz | Role: Location Management
Name: Ana-Mona Müller-Schwerin | Role: Location Management
Name: Martin Zillger | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Jean-Pierre Arquié | Role: Music Department
Name: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | Role: Music Department
Name: Jan Holzner | Role: Music Department
Name: Adam Klemens | Role: Music Department
Name: Philipp Fabian Kölmel | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Christine Haupt | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Matthias Junge | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jan Bludau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Boccanera | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francesco Bulckaen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Certomà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danilo De Girolamo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stefano De Sando | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Enrico Di Troia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kamil Friebel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Olaf Kronenthal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Holger Köhler-Kaeß | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabriele Lavia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angelo Maggi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Franco Mannella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mercè Montalà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Francesco Prando | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Martin Pust | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wolfgang Rhaden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paul Rohlfs | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eva Simonet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sally Steele | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fabrizio Vidale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicole Wolfarth | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandra Zimmerle | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anabelle D. Munro | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Erna Baumbauer | Role: Thanks
Name: Sebastian Henckel-Donnersmarck | Role: Thanks
Name: Kathrin Lohmann | Role: Thanks
Name: Jörg Stempel | Role: Thanks
Name: Mahée Thorak | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: March 15, 2006 (Berlin, premiere)
Canada: March 23, 2006 (internet)
Germany: March 23, 2006
Switzerland: August 6, 2006 (Locarno Film Festival)
Austria: August 17, 2006
Switzerland: August 17, 2006 (German speaking region)
United States: September 3, 2006 (Telluride Film Festival)
Canada: September 7, 2006 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Finland: September 17, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Argentina: September 29, 2006 (German Film Festival)
South Korea: October 2006 (Pusan International Film Festival)
Czech Republic: October 4, 2006 (German Language Film Festival)
Denmark: October 13, 2006
Finland: October 27, 2006
Spain: November 5, 2006 (Seville Film Festival)
Sweden: November 10, 2006
United States: November 12, 2006 (Denver International Film Festival)
France: November 19, 2006 (Arras Film Festival)
United States: December 1, 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
Indonesia: December 10, 2006 (Jakarta International Film Festival)
Greece: December 14, 2006
Greece: December 14, 2006 (Thessaloniki)
Czech Republic: January 4, 2007
Poland: January 26, 2007
Belgium: January 31, 2007
France: January 31, 2007
Hong Kong: February 1, 2007
Portugal: February 8, 2007 (Lisbon)
Taiwan: February 9, 2007
United States: February 9, 2007 (limited)
Japan: February 10, 2007
Germany: February 13, 2007 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Israel: February 15, 2007
Spain: February 16, 2007
United Kingdom: February 18, 2007 (Keswick Film Festival)
Hungary: February 22, 2007
Serbia: February 24, 2007 (Belgrade Film Festival)
Netherlands: March 1, 2007
Singapore: March 1, 2007
Thailand: March 1, 2007
Bulgaria: March 5, 2007 (Sofia International Film Festival)
Turkey: March 9, 2007
Mexico: March 16, 2007
South Korea: March 22, 2007
Lithuania: March 22, 2007
Slovakia: March 22, 2007
United Kingdom: March 23, 2007 (Human Rights Watch Film Festival)
Australia: March 29, 2007
Slovenia: March 29, 2007
United States: March 30, 2007
Italy: April 6, 2007
Colombia: April 13, 2007
United Kingdom: April 13, 2007
Ireland: April 13, 2007
Argentina: April 19, 2007
Iceland: May 4, 2007
Uruguay: May 11, 2007 (Montevideo)
China: June 16, 2007 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Russia: July 19, 2007
Peru: August 23, 2007
Kazakhstan: September 13, 2007
Estonia: September 14, 2007
Brazil: November 30, 2007
Panama: March 7, 2008
India: May 9, 2008 (Chennai)
Lebanon: June 5, 2008
Czech Republic: March 5, 2009 (Zlín Student Film Festival)
Czech Republic: July 2009 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
United States: January 4, 2014 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Portugal: November 13, 2014 (Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival)
France: January 20, 2015 (Angers European First Film Festival)
United Arab Emirates: August 3, 2017 (TV Release)
United Arab Emirates: August 3, 2017 (TV premiere)
Philippines: November 6, 2019 (limited)
Taiwan: February 26, 2021 (re-release)
Egypt: May 14, 2021 (DVD premiere)
South Korea: October 2, 2024 (re-release)

Awards

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