In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
Cast
Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Ulrich Mühe
Gerd Wiesler
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur
Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme
Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Bastian Trost
Häftling 227
Marie Gruber
Frau Meineke
Volker Michalowski
Schriftexperte
Werner Daehn
Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Hinnerk Schönemann
Axel Stigler
Thomas Arnold
Nowack
Ludwig Blochberger
Benedikt Lehmann
Martin Brambach
Einsatzleiter Meyer
Hubertus Hartmann
Egon Schwalber
Paul Faßnacht
Onkel Frank Hauser
Paul Maximilian Schüller
Junge mit Ball
Susanna Kraus
Andrea
Michael Gerber
Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Fabian von Klitzing
Tagesschausprecher
Harald Polzin
Wächter
Sheri Hagen
'Martha' 1991
Gitta Schweighöfer
'Anja' 1984
Hildegard Schroedter
'Elena' 1984
Inga Birkenfeld
'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Jens Wassermann
'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Gabi Fleming
Prostitute
Kai Ivo Baulitz
Buchverkäufer
Anabelle D. Munro
Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Klaus Münster
Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
Patricia Rommel
Editor
Olivia Retzer
Assistant Editor
Hagen Bogdanski
Director of Photography
Christine Haupt
Production Coordinator
Max Wiedemann
Producer
Quirin Berg
Producer
Monika Lobkowicz
Co-Producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
Co-Producer
Claudia Gladziejewski
Co-Producer
Dirk Hamm
Co-Producer
Silke Buhr
Production Design
Sylvain Coutandin
Post Production Assistant
Simone Bär
Casting
Gabriele Binder
Costume Design
Annett Schulze
Makeup Artist
Sabine Schumann
Makeup Artist
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound Designer
Hubertus Rath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Arno Wilms
Sound mixer
Oliver Schnug
Boom Operator
Jörn Poetzl
Foley
João Da Costa Pinto
Foley
Philipp Sellier
Foley
Eva Claudius
ADR & Dubbing
Detlef Halaski
ADR & Dubbing
Michael Koschorreck
Lighting Technician
Jürgen Ruge
Lighting Technician
Hans Seck
Special Effects
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Stéphane Moucha
Original Music Composer
Frank Noack
Set Decoration
Hagen Keller
Still Photographer
Martin Zillger
Location Scout
Thomas Duchnicki
Location Scout
Alister Mazzotti
Stunts
Michael Röska
Gaffer
Tom Sternitzke
Production Manager
Sally Steele
Publicist
Eva Simonet
Publicist
Christiane Rothe
Art Direction
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