Solaris (1972)
Solyaris (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 2h 47min
- Drama, Mystery
- 26 Sep 1972 (Czechoslovakia)
- Movie
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Natalya Bondarchuk | ... |
Khari
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| Donatas Banionis | ... |
Kris Kelvin, psikholog
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| Jüri Järvet | ... |
Doktor Snaut, kibernetik
(as Yuri Yarvet)
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| Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy | ... |
Anri Berton, pilot
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| Nikolay Grinko | ... |
Nik Kelvin, otets Krisa Kelvina
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| Anatoliy Solonitsyn | ... |
Doktor Sartorius, astrobiolog
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| Olga Barnet | ... |
Mat Krisa Kelvina
(as O. Barnet)
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Vitalik Kerdimun | ... |
Syn Anri Bertona
(as V. Kerdimun)
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| Olga Kizilova | ... |
Gostya doktora Gribaryana
(as O. Kizilova)
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Tatyana Malykh | ... |
Plemyannitsa Krisa Kelvina
(as T. Malykh)
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Aleksandr Misharin | ... |
Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertona
(as A. Misharin)
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Bagrat Oganesyan | ... |
Professor Tarkhe
(as B. Oganesyan)
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Tamara Ogorodnikova | ... |
Anna, tetka Krisa Kelvina
(as T. Ogorodnikova)
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| Sos Sargsyan | ... |
Doktor Gribaryan, fiziolog
(as S. Sarkisyan)
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Yulian Semyonov | ... |
Predsedatel nauchnoy konferentsii
(as Yu. Semyonov)
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Vitaliy Statsinskiy | ... |
Chlen uchenogo soveta
(as V. Statsinskiy)
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Vera Sumenova | ... |
(as V. Sumenova)
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| Georgiy Teykh | ... |
Professor Messendzher
(as G. Teykh)
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| Raimundas Banionis | ... |
Kris Kelvin v otrochestve (uncredited)
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Simn Bernshtein | ... |
Gost doktora Sartoriusa (uncredited)
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| Artyom Karapetyan | ... |
Frantsuzskiy uchenyy na konferentsii (uncredited)
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| Vladimir Tatosov | ... |
Doktor Snaut, kibernetik (uncredited) (voice)
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| Vladimir Zamanskiy | ... |
Kris Kelvin, psikholog (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Andrei Tarkovsky | ... | (as Andrey Tarkovskiy) |
Written by
| Stanislaw Lem | ... | (novel "Solaris") (as Stanislav Lem) |
| Fridrikh Gorenshteyn | ... | (screenplay) (as F. Gorenshteyn) & |
| Andrei Tarkovsky | ... | (screenplay) (as A. Tarkovskiy) |
Music by
| Eduard Artemyev | ... | (as Eduard Artemev) |
Cinematography by
| Vadim Yusov | ||
Editing by
| Lyudmila Feyginova | ... | (as L. Feyginova) |
| Nina Marcus | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Bozhena Maslennikova | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Production Design by
| Mikhail Romadin | ||
Set Decoration by
| S. Gavrilov | ... | decorator |
| V. Prokofev | ... | decorator |
Costume Design by
| Nelli Fomina | ... | (as N. Fomina) |
Makeup Department
| Vera Rudina | ... | makeup artist (as V. Rudina) |
Production Management
| Vyacheslav Tarasov | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mariya Chugunova | ... | assistant director (as M. Chugunova) |
| Arnold Ides | ... | assistant director (as A. Ides) |
| Yuriy Kushneryov | ... | associate director (as Yu. Kushneryov) |
| N. Mann | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Larisa Tarkovskaya | ... | assistant director (as L. Tarkovskaya) |
Art Department
| Paolo Rocco Innamorato | ... | first assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Semyon Litvinov | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Aleksandr Klimenko | ... | special effects designer (as A. Klimenko) |
| V. Sevostyanov | ... | special effects camera |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Vadim Murashko | ... | photographer (as V. Murashko) |
| Yuriy Nevskiy | ... | assistant camera (as Yu. Nevskiy) |
| Evgeniy Paramonov | ... | chief lighting technician (as E. Paramonov) |
| Vladimir Shmyga | ... | assistant camera (as V. Shmyga) |
| Evgeniy Shvedov | ... | camera operator (as E. Shvedov) |
Music Department
| Raisa Lukina | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| N. Boyarova | ... | script editor |
| L. Lazarev | ... | script editor |
Additional Crew
| Lev Lupichev | ... | consultant: engineering (as L. Lupichev) |
| I. Shklovskiy | ... | consultant: science |
| Keagan Heathers | ... | digital cinema package (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Artkino Pictures (1974) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (1972) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Astória Filmes (1976) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (London Film Festival UK Premiere)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Commercial Council of the USSR (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Euro International Films (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Janus Films (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Kosmos-Filmi (1973) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Magna (1976) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Mosfilm (1972) (Soviet Union) (theatrical)
- Nihonkai Eiga (1977) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Potemkine Films (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Promotion Pictures (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sci-Fi Pictures Inc./Magna Distribution Corp. (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Seagull Films (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- Visual Programme Systems (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as VPS) (general release)
- Another World Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Artificial Eye (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- BBC Two (1977) (United Kingdom) (tv) (UK TV Premiere) (Film International)
- BBC Two (1991) (United Kingdom) (tv) (UK TV Airing) (Moviedrome)
- BBC Two (1996) (United Kingdom) (tv) (UK TV Airing)
- Barium Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Buksfilm (2024) (Poland) (video) (VOD)
- Capitol Video (1988) (Finland) (VHS)
- Channel 4 (1982) (United Kingdom) (tv) (UK TV Airing) (International Film Season)
- Contemporary Films (1990) (United Kingdom)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Empresa Hispanoamericana de Video (EHV) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Film4 (1999) (United Kingdom) (tv) (Cable, Satellite, Digital Terrestrial)
- Filmjuwelen (2025) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Filmjuwelen (2025) (Germany) (DVD)
- Finnkino (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox Lorber (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber (United States) (VHS)
- General Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- International Visual Corporation (IVC) (2013) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Leopardo Filmes (2016) (Portugal)
- Njutafilms (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- RUSCICO (2004) (World-wide) (DVD)
- Sampaolo Film (Italy) (VHS) (?)
- Taipan Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Toho Videodisc (1986) (Japan) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1977) (Finland) (tv)
- trigon-film (2013) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2014) (Switzerland) (Blu-ray)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence. Written by Dan Ellis |
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| Taglines | Let us take you with us to Solaris, planet of mystery, embodiment of man's latent conflict with the unknown. Man, face to face with his conscience, and with his past. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | RUR1,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the most widely seen of Andrei Tarkovsky's films outside of the Soviet Union. However, Tarkovsky himself reportedly considered it the least favorite of the films he directed. Not being a fan of the science fiction genre (which he criticized for its "comic book trappings and vulgar commercialism"), he was nevertheless persuaded to propose this adaptation of the eponymous and popular sci-fi novel 'Solaris' to appease the Soviet censors. However, he considered the film an artistic failure because of its need for technological dialogue and special effects, which prevented it from transcending its genre; something he believed his movie Stalker (1979) did better. See more » |
| Goofs | At the moment when the station attains zero gravity, the candlestick passes floating in the air, with the flames burning the same as in earth. Actually, with zero gravity, the fire doesn't go upward, candle flames would rather be spherical and very weak (blue). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Little Organ Book: Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ - BWV 639 See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Snaut:
Science? Nonsense! In this situation mediocrity and genius are equally useless! I must tell you that we really have no desire to conquer any cosmos. We want to extend the Earth up to its borders. We don't know what to do with other worlds. We don't need other worlds. We need a mirror. We struggle to make contact, but we'll never achieve it. We are in a ridiculous predicament of man pursuing a goal that he fears and that he really does not need. Man needs man! See more » |