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Sophie's Choice (1982)

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

  • Dec 8, 1982
  • 2h 31m
  • R

7.3/10

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972 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

Sophie's Choice is a 1982 drama and romance film directed by Alan J. Pakula. Its leading cast includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Peter MacNicol. It runs for 2 hours 31 minutes.

Synopsis

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
2 hours 31 minutes
Age rating (US)
R
Language
English
Audience signal
7.3/10 from 972 TMDB votes

Trailer

Sophie's Choice Official Trailer #1 - Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline Movie (1982) HD · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Meryl Streep Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
  • Kevin Kline Nathan Landau
  • Peter MacNicol Stingo
  • Rita Karin Yetta
  • Stephen D. Newman Larry
  • 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
  • Alexander Sirotin Man #1 in English Class
  • Armand Dahan Man #2 in English Class
  • Cortez Nance Jr. Bellboy

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