Drama · Romance

Sophie's Choice

Directed byAlan 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