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The Lives of Others
Oscar-winning drama set in 1980s East Germany about a Stasi agent, employed to spy on a dramatist and his lover, who becomes increasingly fascinated by the lives of his subjects.
Award-winning political thriller set in 1980s East Germany. Captain Wiesler works for the Stasi, the secret police, and is asked to keep surveillance on a playwright, Georg Dreyman, whose loyalty to the party is under question. During the surveillance Weisler is slowly drawn into Georg's life and begins to question his own ideals.
Last on
Sat 27 Sep 201400:10
BBC Two except Wales
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Christa-Maria Sieland | Martina Gedeck |
| Captain Gerd Wiesler | Ulrich Muhe |
| Georg Dreyman | Sebastian Koch |
| Lieutenant Colonel Anton Grubitz | Ulrich Tukur |
| Minister Bruno Hempf | Thomas Thieme |
| Paul Hauser | Hans-Uwe Bauer |
| Gregor Hessenstein | Herbert Knaup |
| Albert Jerska | Volkmar Kleinert |
| Karl Wallner | Matthias Brenner |
| Udo | Charly Hubner |
| Detainee 227 | Bastian Trost |
| Frau Meineke | Marie Gruber |
| Writer | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Producer | Quirin Berg |
| Producer | Max Wiedemann |
| Composer | Stephane Moucha |
| Composer | Gabriel Yared |
| Director of photography | Hagen Bogdanski |
