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Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice

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

19827.32h 31m

Overview

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.

Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Written by Alan J. Pakula, William Styron
Produced by Keith Barish, Alan J. Pakula
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $30.0M

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Nathan Landau

Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Stingo

Rita Karin

Rita Karin

Yetta

Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

Morris Fink

Robin Bartlett

Robin Bartlett

Lillian Grossman

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

Polish Professor

John Rothman

John Rothman

Librarian

Joseph Leon

Joseph Leon

Dr. Blackstock

David Wohl

David Wohl

English Teacher

Themes & Keywords

new york cityconcentration campholocaust (shoah)world war iiwriterpoland1940s

About Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice is a drama, romance, war film released in 1982 exploring themes of new york city, concentration camp, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, writer, poland. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, it stars Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol. 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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