A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
- Director
- Writers
- Arkadiy Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine")
- Boris Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine")
- Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay)
- Stars
- Director
- Writers
- Arkadiy Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine")
- Boris Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine")
- Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
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- Marta, doch Stalkeraas Marta, doch Stalkera
- (as Natasha Abramova)
- Professoras Professor
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Arkadiy Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine") (screenplay)
- Boris Strugatskiy(novel "Piknik na obochine") (screenplay)
- Andrei Tarkovsky(screenplay) (uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-12
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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. There was no official mention of this "forbidden zone" at the time.
- GoofsAt about 23 minutes, when Stalker, writer and professor are driving in their car they have to hide for a motorcyclist. In the scene the motorcyclist comes from the right. From an opposite angle of view, he still comes from the right, where it should have been from the left.
- Quotes
Stalker: May everything come true. May they believe. And may they laugh at their passions. For what they call passion is not really the energy of the soul, but merely friction between the soul and the outside world. But, above all, may they believe in themselves and become as helpless as children. For softness is great and strength is worthless. When a man is born, he is soft and pliable. When he dies, he is strong and hard. When a tree grows, it is soft and pliable. But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions. Flexibility and softness are the embodiment of life. That which has become hard shall not triumph.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Uzak (2002)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
The film mainly focuses on three characters and their basic goodness of each other. The photographic colors are brilliantly choreographed to the mood of character and viewer. The visionary landscapes are mesmerizing beautiful.
The survival techniques the characters in the film achieve is unlike anything I've seen in film. Much like Kubrick in terms of directive style and character study, Tarkovsky puts the viewer in a kaleidoscopic landscape of mood and emotion. No clichés here though. I have not read the story which the movie is based upon, but from what I understand the characters in the film all develop a healing understanding of each other.
That is when you know [as a viewer] that you will watch something unique and
exceptional. If you are into complex, psychological science fiction in the same vain of say {The Andromeda Strain, Solaris, 2001:a space odyssey} than you shall enjoy "Stalker".
- brunojunior
- Jun 28, 2004
Details
Box office
- Budget
- RUR 6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $292,049
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,537
- Sep 15, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $340,042
- Runtime2 hours 42 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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