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.
Movie tag line: "Before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany's Secret Police Listened to Your Secrets."
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Character: Christa-Maria Sieland
Character: Gerd Wiesler
Character: Georg Dreyman
Character: Anton Grubitz
Character: Bruno Hempf
Character: Paul Hauser
Character: Albert Jerska
Character: Karl Wallner
Character: Udo
Character: Gregor Hessenstein
Character: Häftling 227
Character: Frau Meineke
Character: Schriftexperte
Character: Einsatzleiter in Uniform
Character: Axel Stigler
Character: Nowack
Character: Benedikt Lehmann
Character: Einsatzleiter Meyer
Character: Egon Schwalber
Character: Onkel Frank Hauser
Character: Junge mit Ball
Character: Andrea
Character: Zahnarzt Dr. Czimmy
Character: Tagesschausprecher
Character: Wächter
Character: 'Martha' 1991
Character: 'Anja' 1984
Character: 'Elena' 1984
Character: 'Elena' 1991 / BStU-Mitarbeiterin
Character: 'Rolf' Andi Wenzke-Falkenau
Character: Prostitute
Character: Buchverkäufer
Character: Theatre Actress (uncredited)
Character: Erich Mielke (voice) (uncredited)