The Lives of Others
2006 · 137 MIN · IMDB 8.4 · 425,000 VOTES · DIR. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Overview
In 1983 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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,235 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:39 Stand still. Eyes to the floor.
00:03:55 and listened to music until late.
00:08:08 No, sister. Believe me.
00:13:15 And to Christa-Maria Sieland
00:16:24 that he can work again soon.
00:25:50 Really?
00:31:40 and could probably never do again.
00:37:06 Is that why we joined?
00:41:50 Tell me you don't need it too.
00:53:01 "Sonata for a Good Man"
00:58:51 You don't need him.
01:04:56 So you know her well, this Christa-Maria Sieland.
01:09:29 the great director.
01:12:54 a Schultheiss beer in my hand
01:17:36 and don't ask questions.
01:21:02 I must see Comrade Grubitz.
01:23:53 Why?
01:30:18 Who owns such a typewriter?
01:35:16 Just too short-lived.
01:41:45 So if you're right
01:46:33 I'll let you go immediately
01:54:38 There's nothing to put right! You understand? Nothing.
02:01:20 Take a look behind your light switches.
02:12:03 No, it's for me.
Cast & Characters
Ulrich Mühe
Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler
Martina Gedeck
Christa-Maria Sieland
Sebastian Koch
Georg Dreyman
Ulrich Tukur
Oberstleutnant Anton Grubitz
Thomas Thieme
Minister Bruno Hempf
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Paul Hauser
Volkmar Kleinert
Albert Jerska
Matthias Brenner
Karl Wallner
Charly Hübner
Udo
Herbert Knaup
Gregor Hessenstein
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,235
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line02:12:03
Production Record
DirectorFlorian Henckel von Donnersmarck
LanguageGerman
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$77,672,685
IMDb votes425,000