
Drama · Romance
Sophie's Choice
Directed by
Alan J. Pakula
1982 · 2h 31m · Kijkwijzer 12
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.
Cast & crew
Cast
Meryl StreepZofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Kevin KlineNathan Landau
Peter MacNicolStingo- Rita KarinYetta
Josh MostelMorris Fink
Robin BartlettLillian Grossman
Eugene LipinskiPolish Professor
John RothmanLibrarian
Joseph LeonDr. Blackstock
David WohlEnglish Teacher
Günther Maria HalmerRudolf Höss
Karlheinz HacklSS Doctor
Crew
Alan J. PakulaDirector, Writer