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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writers:
Alan J. Pakula (writer)
William Styron (novel)
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Release Date:
8 December 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.
Plot:
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live in Nathan, a sparkling... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Haunting more (104 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meryl Streep ... Sophie Zawistowski

Kevin Kline ... Nathan Landau

Peter MacNicol ... Stingo
Rita Karin ... Yetta
Stephen D. Newman ... Larry Landau
Greta Turken ... Leslie Lapidus
Josh Mostel ... Morris Fink
Marcell Rosenblatt ... Astrid Weinstein
Moishe Rosenfeld ... Moishe Rosenblum
Robin Bartlett ... Lillian Grossman

Eugene Lipinski ... Polish Professor

John Rothman ... Librarian
Joseph Leon ... Dr. Blackstock
David Wohl ... English Teacher
Nina Polan ... Woman in English Class
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sophie's Choice (Australia)
A Escolha de Sofia (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Le choix de Sophie (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
I eklogi tis Sofi (Greece) [el]
La decisión de Sophie (Spain) [es]
La scelta di Sophie (Italy) [it]
Sofien valinta (Finland) [fi]
Sofijin izbor (Serbia) [sr]
Sofijin izbor (Croatia) [hr]
Sophie's Keuze (Netherlands) [nl]
Sophies Entscheidung (West Germany) [de]
Sophies val (Sweden) [sv]
Sophies valg (Denmark) [da]
Wybór Zofii (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
150 min | Canada:157 min (Ontario)
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Polish | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Meryl Streep begged director Alan J. Pakula for this role literally on her hands and knees. more
Quotes:
Nathan Landau: On this bridge on which so many great Americans writers stood and reached out for words to give America its voice... looking toward the land that gave them Whitman... from its Eastern edge dreamt his country's future and gave it words... on this span of which Thomas Wolfe and Hart Crane wrote, we welcome Stingo into that pantheon of the Gods... whose words are all we know of immortality. To Stingo! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Nanny: Franny's Choice (#1.20)" (1994) more

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46 out of 56 people found the following comment useful.
Haunting, 2 November 2003
10/10
Author: jenjen21 from Birmingham, England

Wow! I am still in absolute shock from this film. Meryl Streep delivers a magnificent performance, with a flawless Polish accent. Kevin Kline and Peter Macnichol are terrific and together the three of them make a highly enjoyable film. The 'choice' Sophie has to make is shattering, a beautifully acted and unforgettable scene. Meryl Streep won the best actress Oscar for her portrayal of the nazi camp survivor, this was richly deserved. The film was incredible with a great score and many moving emotional scenes. The emotions of the characthers, especially Sophie, are incredibly beliveable and bought to life. All 3 of the main performances are haunting and memorable. A must see.

Highly reccomended. 10/10

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