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17 April 1980 (Netherlands)
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Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, an alien place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers. Over his wife's numerous objections...
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2 wins
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1 nomination
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(4 articles)
Top 10 Films of 2009 so far.
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'Lost': The core themes and mysteries
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'Lost': The core themes and mysteries
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Aleksandr Kaidanovsky | ... | Stalker | |
| Alisa Frejndlikh | ... | Stalker's Wife | |
| Anatoli Solonitsyn | ... | Writer | |
| Nikolai Grinko | ... | Scientist | |
| Natasha Abramova | ... | Martha, Stalker's daughter | |
| Faime Jurno | |||
| Ye. Kostin | |||
| R. Rendi |
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Also Known As:
Сталкер (Soviet Union: Russian title)
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163 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Italy:T |
Iceland:L |
UK:A (1980) |
UK:PG (1991) |
Australia:M |
Australia:PG (DVD rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:I |
Singapore:PG
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It is said that the rushes of the first version of the film were kept by editor Lyudmila Feiginova in her home for years. They were destroyed by fire, that also claimed her life.
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Bolero
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A NOTE ABOUT SPOILERSWhere does the title "Stalkers" come from?
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Some have claimed that "Stalker" is not a science fiction film. I'd say it's more of a science fiction film than most of what Hollywood passes off as part of the genre, most of which are simply action films with a sci-fi bent. Stalker is science fiction in the vein of the genres greatest writers like Phillip K. Dick and Stanislaw Lem. It's pure science fiction, based on science, metaphysics and speculation, not some action fantasy or space opera that fits into the genre on the technicality that it takes place "in the future" or "a long, long time ago". The film is slow...very slow but it has to be to put you into the mindset of the film. After the opening 30 minutes the pacing actually draws you into the film in a more personal way more than any Cyborg-post-apocalyptic-hell crap Hollywood could spew out. This film is truly sci-fi, and truly great sci-fi.