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Director -
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck -
Producer -
Quirin Berg , Max Wiedemann -
Screenwriter -
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Classics -
Production Co -
Creado Film , Arte , Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion , Bayerischer Rundfunk -
Rating -
R (Some Sexuality/Nudity) -
Genre -
History , Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
German -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 9, 2007, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 20, 2007 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$11.3M -
Runtime -
2h 17m