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Summary

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

Details

Release Date: December 8, 1982

Runtime: 151 minutes

Genres: Drama, Romance, War

Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (868 votes)

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Cast

  • Meryl Streep

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    Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

  • Kevin Kline

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    Nathan Landau

  • Peter MacNicol

    Peter MacNicol

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    Morris Fink

  • Robin Bartlett

    Robin Bartlett

    Lillian Grossman

  • Eugene Lipinski

    Eugene Lipinski

    Polish Professor

  • John Rothman

    John Rothman

    Librarian

  • Joseph Leon

    Joseph Leon

    Dr. Blackstock

  • David Wohl

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    English Teacher

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    Rudolf Höss

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    Frau Höss

  • Katharina Thalbach

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    Wanda

  • Moishe Rosenfeld

    Moishe Rosenfeld

    Moishe Rosenblum

  • Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

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  • Krystyna Karkowska

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  • Josef Sommer

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    Narrator (voice)

  • Tobin Bell

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    Reporter