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The film is not based on real events, but a lot of material has been taken from history. The eavesdropping equipment in the film is the genuine product used by Stasi borrowed from museums and collectors.
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The cost of the film is only 2 million U.S. dollars. A major reason for this savings is that the actors only charge one-fifth of the film's remuneration under normal circumstances.
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Director Donasma spent a month translating the script of the film into English and sending it to Gabriel Yared in order to persuade him to join as the soundtrack for the film.
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The film is the first official feature film directed by Florian Henkel von Donasma.
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In the film, Wiesler recites ""from the German poet Heine .
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In the plot, Sebastian Koch played George Deleman's article on the cover of West Germany's "Der Spiegel" (Der Spiegel) magazine. The cover of the current issue is specially made for the film.
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In the film, the announcement on the radio that the Berlin Wall was demolished came from the director Donasma himself.
The Lives of Others behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Georg Dreyman: You know what Lenin said about Beethoven's Appassionata, 'If I keep listening to it, I won't finish the revolution.' Can anyone who has heard this music, I mean truly heard it, really be a bad person?
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Paul Hauser: [playing a record because the Stasi have bugged his flat] I foolishly rehearsed my speech for the West in here. Since then, I've become very musical.