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Stalker

Stalker (1979)

There's no need to speak. You must only...concentrate and recall all your past life. When a man thinks of the past, he becomes kinder.
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Overview
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
Status: Released
Release Date: May 25, 1979
Runtime: 2h 42m
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
Writer: Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Andrei Tarkovsky, Boris Strugatskiy

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Top Cast

Alisa Freyndlikh
Alisa Freyndlikh
Stalker's Wife
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Stalker
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
Writer
Mykola Hrynko
Mykola Hrynko
Professor
Natalya Abramova
Natalya Abramova
Marta
Faime Jurno
Faime Jurno
Writer's Companion
Evgeniy Kostin
Evgeniy Kostin
Lyuger, Owner of Cafe
Raimo Rendi
Raimo Rendi
Police Patrol
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Vladimir Zamanskiy
Professor's Telephone Interlocutor (voice) (uncredited)

Official Videos

Mark Kermode reviews Stalker (1979) | BFI Player
Mark Kermode reviews Stalker (1979) | BFI Player
STALKER Trailer [1979]
STALKER Trailer [1979]
Janus Films Trailer
Janus Films Trailer
Geoff Dyer on STALKER
Geoff Dyer on STALKER