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
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (942 votes)
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Cast
Meryl Streep
Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Kevin Kline
Nathan Landau
Peter MacNicol
Stingo
Rita Karin
Yetta
Josh Mostel
Morris Fink
Moishe Rosenfeld
Moishe Rosenblum
Robin Bartlett
Lillian Grossman
Eugene Lipinski
Polish Professor
John Rothman
Librarian
Joseph Leon
Dr. Blackstock
David Wohl
English Teacher
Günther Maria Halmer
Rudolf Höss
Karlheinz Hackl
SS Doctor
Ulli Fessl
Frau Höss
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Prisoner at Shower
Krystyna Karkowska
Prisoner-Housekeeper
Katharina Thalbach
Wanda
Josef Sommer
Narrator (voice)
Tobin Bell
Reporter