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Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.

Genres

DramaRomanceWar

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Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

Others

Budget

$12000000

Revenue

$30036166

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

151 mins

Rating

7.327/10

Release Date

08 December 1982

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Nathan Landau

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Stingo

Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Yetta

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Morris Fink

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Lillian Grossman

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Polish Professor

John Rothman

John Rothman

Librarian

Joseph Leon

Joseph Leon

Dr. Blackstock

David Wohl

David Wohl

English Teacher

Günther Maria Halmer

Günther Maria Halmer

Rudolf Höss

Karlheinz Hackl

Karlheinz Hackl

SS Doctor

Ulli Fessl

Ulli Fessl

Frau Höss

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Wanda

Moishe Rosenfeld

Moishe Rosenfeld

Moishe Rosenblum

Stephen D. Newman

Stephen D. Newman

Larry

Greta Turken

Greta Turken

Leslie Lapidus

Marcell Rosenblatt

Marcell Rosenblatt

Astrid Weinstein

Nina Polan

Nina Polan

Woman in English Class

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Krystyna Karkowska

Krystyna Karkowska

Peter Wagenbreth

Peter Wagenbreth

Ivica Pajer

Ivica Pajer

Sophie's Father

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Narrator (voice)

Melanie Pianka

Melanie Pianka

Emmi Hoess

Alexander Sirotin

Alexander Sirotin

Armand Dahan

Armand Dahan

Cortez Nance Jr.

Cortez Nance Jr.

Bellboy

Nedim Prohić

Nedim Prohić

Josef

Jennifer Lawn

Jennifer Lawn

Sophie's Child

Adrian Kalitka

Adrian Kalitka

Sophie's Child

Vida Jerman

Vida Jerman

Female SS Guard

Irena Hampel

Irena Hampel

Sandra Markota

Sandra Markota

Hrvoje Sostaric

Hrvoje Sostaric

Marko Zec

Marko Zec

Michaela Karacic

Michaela Karacic

Sophie as a Child

Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Reporter

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