| Description |
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.35:1. |
| Cast |
Martina Gedeck (Christa-Maria Sieland), Ulrich Mühe (Haptmann Gerd Wiesler), Sebastian Koch (Georg Dreyman), Ulrich Tukur (Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz), Thomas Thieme (Minister Bruno Hempf), Hans-Uwe Bauer (Paul Hauser), Herbert Knaup (Gregor Hessenstein). |
| Credits |
Kamera, Hagen Bogdanski ; schnitt [editor], Patricia Rommel ; musik, Gabriel Yared, Stéphane Moucha. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R; for some sexuality and nudity. |
| Summary |
East Berlin, 1984. Capt. Gerd Wiesler, Stasi officer and surveillance specialist has a simple assignment: keep an eye on Georg Dreyman, a respected playwright, and his actress girlfriend, Christa-Maria Sieland. Though Dreyman is known to associate with blacklisted director Albert Jerska, a known dissident, Dreyman's record is spotless. Wiesler discovers that Minister Hempf has an ulterior motive in spying on this seemingly upright citizen. During the investigation, Wiesler unexpectedly finds himself in sympathy with the people - or at least to this one particular person. |
| Note |
Special features: Director commentary [optional audio only, English]; Interview with director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck [English] (30 min.); The making of "The Lives of Others" [featurette, German with English subtitles] (19 min.); Deleted scenes (8 min.); Previews. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 2007: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year. |
| Language |
In German with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
| Subject |
Germany (East). Ministerium für Staatssicherheit -- Drama.
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Secret service -- Germany -- Drama.
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Police patrol -- Germany -- Berlin -- Surveillance operations -- Drama.
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Berlin (Germany) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures, German.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian, 1973- Screenwriter. Director. Producer.
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Berg, Quirin. Producer.
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Wiedemann, Max. Producer.
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Gedeck, Martina. Actor.
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Mühe, Ulrich, 1953-2007. Actor.
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Koch, Sebastian, 1962- Actor.
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Tukur, Ulrich, 1957- Actor.
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Knaup, Herbert, 1956- Actor.
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Yared, Gabriel. Composer.
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Moucha, Stéphane, 1968- Composer.
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Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion.
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Buena Vista International Film Productions.
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Bayerischer Rundfunk.
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Association relative à la télévision européenne
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Creado Film.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lives of others |
| ISBN |
1424837421 |
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9781424837427 |
| Standard No. |
043396170858 |
| Music No. |
17085 Sony Pictures Classics |
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