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Sophie's Choice (1982)

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Overview

Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Writers:
Alan J. Pakula (writer)
William Styron (novel)
Release Date:
8 December 1982 (USA) more view trailer
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 (warning! may contain spoilers)
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
22 years later.....still the BEST acting ever more

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)
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Runtime:
150 min | Canada:157 min (Ontario)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Polish | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
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Trivia:
The quoted poem is Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson. more
Quotes:
Nathan Landau: To Stingo! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: Funeral for a Fiend (#19.8)" (2007) more

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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful:-
22 years later.....still the BEST acting ever, 4 January 2004
Author: Niteout23 from Illinois

This is still one of my favorite movies of all time ....and absolutely the best acting by an actress in all the years since then. Streep is magnificent and flawless. The "choice" scene was so horrifying to me (a mother of a young son and daughter at the time) that it took me several years before I could watch the movie without skipping past that part. It is such a small scene, yet its impact was so haunting and so horrifying - I can't think of any other scene in a movie that has affected me like that. Kline was terrific as well, and the musical score is beautiful and memorable. All in all, a wonderful film, and a perfect 10 from me. What a gifted actress!

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