Ratings

MetaCritic Rating 89%
TMDB Rating 8
IMDB Rating 8.5
RottenTomatoes Rating 92%

Financials

Revenue: $70,000,000

Budget: $2,000,000

Profit: + $68,000,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 8

Release Date: Mar 23, 2006

Rating: 2006-06-06

Run Time: 2h 17m

Original Language: German

Website: -

Production Countries: France , Germany

Production Companies: Creado Film , Wiedemann & Berg Film , ARTE , BR , Beta Film

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Main Cast

Martina Gedeck

Martina Gedeck

Christa-Maria Sieland

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Ulrich Mühe

Ulrich Mühe

Gerd Wiesler

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Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Georg Dreyman

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Ulrich Tukur

Ulrich Tukur

Anton Grubitz

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Thomas Thieme

Thomas Thieme

Bruno Hempf

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Hans-Uwe Bauer

Hans-Uwe Bauer

Paul Hauser

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Volkmar Kleinert

Volkmar Kleinert

Albert Jerska

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Matthias Brenner

Matthias Brenner

Karl Wallner

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Charly Hübner

Charly Hübner

Udo

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Herbert Knaup

Herbert Knaup

Gregor Hessenstein

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Bastian Trost

Bastian Trost

Häftling 227

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Marie Gruber

Marie Gruber

Frau Meineke

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Volker Michalowski

Volker Michalowski

Schriftexperte

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Werner Daehn

Werner Daehn

Einsatzleiter in Uniform

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Hinnerk Schönemann

Hinnerk Schönemann

Axel Stigler

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Thomas Arnold

Thomas Arnold

Nowack

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Ludwig Blochberger

Ludwig Blochberger

Benedikt Lehmann

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Martin Brambach

Martin Brambach

Einsatzleiter Meyer

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Hubertus Hartmann

Hubertus Hartmann

Egon Schwalber

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Paul Faßnacht

Paul Faßnacht

Onkel Frank Hauser

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Paul Maximilian Schüller

Paul Maximilian Schüller

Junge mit Ball

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Susanna Kraus

Susanna Kraus

Andrea

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Michael Gerber

Michael Gerber

Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy

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Fabian von Klitzing

Fabian von Klitzing

Tagesschausprecher

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Harald Polzin

Harald Polzin

Wächter

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Sheri Hagen

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Gitta Schweighöfer

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Hildegard Schroedter

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Inga Birkenfeld

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Jens Wassermann

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Gabi Fleming

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Kai Ivo Baulitz

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Anabelle D. Munro

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Klaus Münster

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Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)

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Crew

Department Role Name
Writing Screenplay
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Directing Director
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Camera Director of Photography
Hagen Bogdanski
Hagen Bogdanski
Still Photographer
Hagen Keller
Hagen Keller
Editing Editor
Patricia Rommel
Patricia Rommel
Assistant Editor
Olivia Retzer
Olivia Retzer
Sound Original Music Composer
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Stéphane Moucha
Stéphane Moucha
ADR & Dubbing
Eva Claudius
Eva Claudius
Detlef Halaski
Detlef Halaski
Foley
João Da Costa Pinto
João Da Costa Pinto
Jörn Poetzl
Jörn Poetzl
Philipp Sellier
Philipp Sellier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hubertus Rath
Hubertus Rath
Boom Operator
Oliver Schnug
Oliver Schnug
Sound Designer
Christoph von Schönburg
Christoph von Schönburg
Sound mixer
Arno Wilms
Arno Wilms
Production Producer
Max Wiedemann
Max Wiedemann
Quirin Berg
Quirin Berg
Casting
Simone Bär
Simone Bär
Co-Producer
Claudia Gladziejewski
Claudia Gladziejewski
Monika Lobkowicz
Monika Lobkowicz
Andreas Schreitmüller
Andreas Schreitmüller
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Dirk Hamm
Dirk Hamm
Production Manager
Tom Sternitzke
Tom Sternitzke
Production Coordinator
Christine Haupt
Christine Haupt
Publicist
Sally Steele
Sally Steele
Eva Simonet
Eva Simonet
Art Production Design
Silke Buhr
Silke Buhr
Art Direction
Christiane Rothe
Christiane Rothe
Set Decoration
Frank Noack
Frank Noack
Location Scout
Thomas Duchnicki
Thomas Duchnicki
Martin Zillger
Martin Zillger
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Gabriele Binder
Gabriele Binder
Makeup Artist
Annett Schulze
Annett Schulze
Sabine Schumann
Sabine Schumann
Crew Special Effects
Hans Seck
Hans Seck
Stunts
Alister Mazzotti
Alister Mazzotti
Post Production Assistant
Sylvain Coutandin
Sylvain Coutandin
Lighting Lighting Technician
Michael Koschorreck
Michael Koschorreck
Jürgen Ruge
Jürgen Ruge
Gaffer
Michael Röska
Michael Röska
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