Good Bye Lenin!

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Wolfgang Becker

Writing Credits

Bernd Lichtenberg
(written by)
Wolfgang Becker
(co-author)
Achim von Borries
(collaborator on screenplay) &
Henk Handloegten
(collaborator on screenplay) (as Hendrik Handloegten) &
Chris Silber
(collaborator on screenplay) (as Christoph Silber)

Cast

Daniel Brühl
Alex Kerner
Katrin Sass
Mutter Christiane Kerner
Chulpan Khamatova
Lara
Maria Simon
Ariane
Florian Lukas
Denis
Alexander Beyer
Rainer
Burghart Klaußner
Robert Kerner - Alex' Vater
Michael Gwisdek
Klapprath
Christine Schorn
Frau Schäfer
Jürgen Holtz
Herr Ganske
Jochen Stern
Herr Mehlert
Stefan Walz
Sigmund Jähn
Eberhard Kirchberg
Dr. Wagner
Hans-Uwe Bauer
Dr. Mewes
Nico Ledermueller
Alex - 11 Jahre
Jelena Kratz
Ariane - 13 Jahre
Laureen Hatscher
Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
Felicitas Hatscher
Baby Paula - 1 Jahr
Martin Brambach
Stasi 1
Michael Gerber
Stasi 2
Robert Störr
Funktionär Ordensverleihung
Philipp Kupfer
Baby Paula - 3 Monate
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Taxifahrer
Rainer Werner
Stasi in Jeansjacke
Marc Bischoff
Junger Stationsarzt
Horst-Dieter Stork
Grenzer 1
Hartmut Kuley
NVA-Offizier
Peter Kurth
'X-TV' Chef
Ditmar Bieseke
Grenzer 2
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Fahrer Krankenwagen
Dirk Prinz
Beifahrer
Jürgen Vogel
Das Küken
Elke Werner
Verkäuferin HO-Markt
Regina Ziebach
Gurkenfrau
Wolfgang Stein
Gurkenmann
Mennan Yapo
Flohmarktverkäufer
Maximilian Brunow
Pionier Sascha
Bojan Heyn
Pionier Niko
Fritz Roth
Pförtner Coca-Cola
Armin Dillenberger
Bankangestellter
Denys Darahan
Pionier Christian
Bastian Lang
Pionier Frank
Lothar Schlichthar
Dicker Mann am Pool
Alexander Reed
Wuppertaler
Ute Michel
Frauenärztin
Svea Timander
Vaters neue Frau
Hanna Schwamborn
Carla
Rafael Hübner
Thomas
Michael Berge
Partyredner
Pham Quang
(as Quang Pham)
Andreas Thieck
SFB-Nachrichtensprecher

Produced by

Stefan Arndt
producer
Katja De Bock
producer: WDR
Gebhard Henke
producer: WDR
Marcos Kantis
line producer
Paul Müller
line producer
Andreas Schreitmüller
producer: arte
Manuela Stehr
co-producer

Music by

Yann Tiersen

Cinematography by

Martin Kukula

Editing by

Peter R. Adam

Casting By

Simone Bär
(casting)

Production Design by

Lothar Holler

Art Direction by

Matthias Klemme

Costume Design by

Aenne Plaumann

Makeup Department

Birger Laube
makeup artist: "Sigmund Jähn"
Lena Lazzarotto
makeup artist
Heike Merker
makeup artist
Björn Rehbein
hair stylist / makeup artist
Sabine Schumann
makeup artist: second unit
Madeleine Spremberg
additional makeup artist

Production Management

Milanka Comfort
production manager
François Doge
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Susanne Boeing
second assistant director
Sarah Gross
first assistant director
Scott Kirby
first assistant director: additional shooting
Marcus Welsch
second assistant director

Art Department

Ulrich Christian
property master
Andrea Eisensee
set dresser
Holger Isenberg
construction manager
Claudia Kiefer
props: second unit
Christian Schäfer
set designer (as Christian Schaefer)
Kay Scziegel
props (as Kay-Uwe Scziegel)
Timo Scziegel
art department runner
Harald Serowski
art director: reshoots
Sergej Simonenko
head of accounting: art department studio babelsberg
Wolfgang Wrede
painter
Andreas Herberg
carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Christoph Dudek
sound
Lars Ginzel
sound effects editor
Jochen Isfort
first boom operator
Dirk Jacob
sound designer (as Dirk W. Jacob)
Kai-Uwe Koch
adr editor
Frank Kruse
foley editor
Torsten Löhn
assistant sound
Martin Müller
sound: second unit
Michael Müller
foley editor
Jörn Poetzl
foley artist
Alexander Schaefer
second boom operator
Wolfgang Schukrafft
original sound
Philipp Sellier
foley recordist
Kuen-Il Song
sound effects editor
Martin Steyer
re-recording mixer
Kai Tebbel
sound editor
Christoph Ulbich
voiceover recordist
Susy Wehrli
sound: second unit

Special Effects by

Sven Asamoa
special effects
Thorsten Thiesse
special effects

Visual Effects by

Max Hattler
visual effects
Manfred Kraemer
visual effects (as Manfred Krämer)
Natalie Maximova
visual effects (as Natala Maksimova)
Milena Nikolova
visual effects
Moritz Peters
visual effects
Sven Pohle
visual effects
Matze Scharfenberg
scanning
Andreas Schellenberg
visual effects
Bastian Schreitling
visual effects
Florian Schroeder
visual effects (as Florian Schröder)
Gerhard Spring
scanning
Dominik Trimborn
scanning
Gunnar Wittig
visual effects

Stunts

Mattias Bark
stunts
Rainer Clemens
stunts
Sven Decker
stunts
Sascha Girndt
stunts
Thomas Jester
stunts
Mario Linse
stunts
Olaf Mahlitz
stunts
Sascha Meissner
stunts
Veith Oeser
stunts
Katja Richter
stunts (as Katja Keya Richter)
Andreas Schwarz
stunts
Steve Thiede
stunts
Rainer Werner
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Juan José Alcaide
electrician (as Juan José Alcaide Perez)
Klemens Becker
steadicam operator
Franco Bertone
electrician
Dieter Bähr
grip
Carlos Dessbesell-Schüler
clapper loader: second unit
Sonny Christian Fels
electrician
Wolfgang Franke
dolly grip
Matthias Ganghofer
assistant camera
Frank Griebe
cinematographer: additional shooting
Birgit Gudjonsdottir
director of photography: second unit
Jan Hartmann
assistant camera: second unit
Benjamin Hertzog
electrician
Ralph Kaechele
director of photography: second unit (as Ralph Kächele)
Conny Klein
still photographer
Christoph Manz
assistant camera
Dirk Merten
video operator
Florian Niedermeier
electrician
Dirk Plamböck
still photographer: second unit
Helmut Prein
gaffer: phase 2
Christian Scheibe
grip
Michael Schuff
electrician
Tommy Schulz
gaffer
Frank Schwaiger
assistant camera
Thorsten Schwytay
assistant camera
Martin Sell
electrician
Jörg Widmer
steadicam operator

Casting Department

Susanne Boeing
casting: children
Martina Hennicke
extras casting
Kirstin Plotz
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Antje Hentze
additional costumer
Anne Kerstan
wardrobe
Barbara Koeppl
wardrobe
Petra Langer
additional costumer
Uta Müller
additional costumer
Heidrun Schlüter
additional costumer
Christine Seehofer
assistant costume designer
Frank Specht
wardrobe: second unit

Editorial Department

Sam Daley
colorist: high definition mastering
Jessica Ehlebracht
assistant editor
Patricia Ferbeck
negative cutter
Charly Huser
color timer
Boris Mang
post-production coordinator
Traudl Nicholson
color timer
Antje Zynga
assistant editor / additional editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Mathias Braun
location scout
Ines Frederich
first location manager
Marion Gerhardt
location scout
Angela Grundt
assistant location manager
Felix Leitermann
location manager
Bibbi Müller
second location manager

Music Department

Wolfgang Richter
composer: song "Unser Sandmännchen"
Andro Steinborn
music supervisor
Xaver von Treyer
composer: additional score (as Xaver Naudascher) / score mixer (as Xaver Naudascher)

Script and Continuity Department

Sandra Scheucher
script supervisor: second unit
Chris Silber
script consultant (as Christoph Silber)
Caroline Veyssière
continuity

Transportation Department

Alexander Müller-Lenhartz
production driver

Additional Crew

Uli Adomat
production accountant
Regine Baschny
unit publicist
Christiane Collinge
2nd location manager
Daniele Drobny
production designer: additional shooting
Michael Foertsch
caterer
Peter Futschik
account assistant
Jan-Ole Gerster
post-production (as Jan Ole Gerster)
Darius Ghanai
title designer
Hannes Gronenberg
trainee
Henk Handloegten
co-author (as Hendrik Handloegten)
Michael Konstabel
archive researcher
Christoph Kukula
production assistant
Gisela Liesenfeld
assistant: Mr. Arndt
Franziska Linke
production assistant
Boris Mang
post-production
Sepp Reidinger
laboratory manager
Sybille Rohde
production coordinator
Marco Schenke
crowd marshall
Sally Steele
publicist
Andro Steinborn
head of business/legal affairs
Martin Storck
assistant accountant
Caroline Veyssière
script
Achim von Borries
co-author
Eva Weber
laboratory manager

Thanks

Sigmund Jähn
special thanks
Dieter Kürten
thanks
Dani Levy
special thanks
Edda Reiser
thanks
Michael Schmid-Ospach
special thanks
Tom Tykwer
special thanks
Jürgen Vogel
special thanks
Ingeborg Westphal
special thanks
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