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Stalker (1979)

163 min  -  Adventure | Drama | Fantasy  -   17 April 1980 (Netherlands)
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A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alisa Freyndlikh Alisa Freyndlikh ...
Zhena Stalkera
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy ...
Anatoliy Solonitsyn Anatoliy Solonitsyn ...
Pisatel
Nikolay Grinko Nikolay Grinko ...
Professor
Natasha Abramova Natasha Abramova ...
Marta, doch Stalkera
Faime Jurno Faime Jurno ...
Sobesednitsa Pisatelya (as F. Yurna)
E. Kostin E. Kostin ...
Lyuger, khozyain kafe
R. Rendi R. Rendi ...
Patrulnyy politseyskiy
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Storyline

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, an alien place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers. Over his wife's numerous objections, a man rises in the dead of night: he's a stalker, one of a handful who have the mental gifts (and who risk imprisonment) to lead people into the Zone to the Room, a place where one's secret hopes come true. That night, he takes two people into the Zone: a popular writer who is burned out, cynical, and questioning his genius; and a quiet scientist more concerned about his knapsack than the journey. In the deserted Zone, the approach to the Room must be indirect. As they draw near, the rules seem to change and the stalker faces a crisis. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Stalker | Hope | Scientist | Barbed Wire | Alien  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

(Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

Сталкер See more »

Filming Locations:

Dolgopa, Russia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

RUR 6,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinostudiya ''Mosfilm'' See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (2002 DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Sovcolor) | Black and White  | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The Zone of the film was inspired by a nuclear accident that took place near Chelyabinsk in 1957. Several hundred square kilometers were polluted by fallout and abandoned; of course there was no official mention of this forbidden zone at the time. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Stalker's Wife: [sub-titled from Russian] Why did you take my watch?
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Connections

Referenced in Sans Soleil (1983) See more »

Soundtracks

"Meditations"
Written by Eduard Artemyev See more »