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The Lives of Others

Duration: 2 hours, 17 minutes

on BBC Four

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. Show more

Contributors

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
Detainee 227:
Bastian Trost
Frau Meineke:
Marie Gruber
Producer:
Quirin Berg
Producer:
Max Wiedemann
Composer:
Gabriel Yared
Director of photography:
Hagen Bogdanski

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