Solaris (1972)

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167 min - Adventure | Drama | Mystery - 20 March 1972 (Soviet Union)

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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 25,737 users Metascore: 90/100
Reviews: 195 user | 102 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com

The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Natalya Bondarchuk	...	Hari
	Donatas Banionis	...	Kris Kelvin
	Jüri Järvet	...	Dr. Snaut
	Vladislav Dvorzhetsky	...	Henri Berton
	Nikolay Grinko	...	Kelvin's Father
	Anatoliy Solonitsyn	...	Dr. Sartorius
	Olga Barnet	...	Kris Kelvin's Mother (as O. Barnet)
	Vitalik Kerdimun	...	André Berton's son (as V. Kerdimun)
	Olga Kizilova	...	Gibarian's she-guest (as O. Kizilova)
	Tatyana Malykh	...	Kris Kelvin's niece
	Aleksandr Misharin	...	Shannahan, Berton's expedition host (as A. Misharin)
	Bagrat Oganesyan	...	Professor Trajet (as B. Oganesyan)
	Tamara Ogorodnikova	...	Anna, Kris Kelvin's aunt
	Sos Sargsyan	...	Dr. Gibarian, a physiologist (as S. Sarkisyan)
	Yulian Semyonov	...	Chairman of Investigation Commission (as Yu. Semyonov)

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Storyline

The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for seven years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence. Written by Dan Ellis

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Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian | German

Release Date:

20 March 1972 (Soviet Union) See more »

Also Known As:

Wakusei Solarisu See more »

Filming Locations:

Akasaka, Minato, Japan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

RUR 1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creative Unit of Writers & Cinema Workers, Kinostudiya ''Mosfilm'', Unit Four See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

167 min | Italy: 115 min (first release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White | Color (Sovcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The movie is based on the novel by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During Snouth's birthday party, Chris falls to his knees in front of Hari. The camera clearly shows she is barefoot. In the following long shot, she is wearing shoes. See more »

Quotes

Kris Kelvin: Well, anyway, my mission is finished. And what next? To return to Earth? Little by little everything will return to normal. I'll find new interests, new acquaintances, but I won't be able to devote all of myself to them.
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Connections

Referenced in 'Solaris': Behind the Planet (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, BWV 639 See more »

Solaris (1972)
Solyaris (original title)

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