Sophie's Choice
A Polish immigrant haunted by a harrowing wartime secret strives to build a new life and love in Brooklyn, but her past threatens to shatter the fragile hope she shares with a passionate lover and an aspiring writer.
“Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.”
Synopsis
are struggling with the emotional and psychological aftermath of their traumatic past. Through Stingo's perspective, the narrative explores themes of love, guilt, and the lasting impact of war. Sophie's painful memories contrast with the fragile hope of her current life, while Stingo wrestles with his own aspirations and the moral complexities of their situation.
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A crew of 46+ credited
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Edited by Evan A LottmanShot by Nestor AlmendrosScored by Marvin HamlischDesigned by George Jenkins
Box Office
1982 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$30.0M
US & Canada: $30.0M — 100% of worldwide · International: $166 (0%)
Opening weekend: $202K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $354K — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 9 theaters
Also known as
- Sophies Entscheidungde
- La decisión de Sophiees
- Le Choix de Sophiefr
- La scelta di Sophieit
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Meryl Streep
as Sophie
Kevin Kline
as Nathan
Peter Macnicol
as Stingo
Rita Karin
as Yetta
Stephen D Newman
as Larry
Josh Mostel
as Morris Fink
Greta Turken
as Leslie Lapidus
Robin Bartlett
as Lillian Grossman
Eugene Lipinski
as Polish Professor
Marcell Rosenblatt
as Astrid Weinstein
John Rothman
as Librarian
Moishe Rosenfeld
as Moishe Rosenblum
Supporting cast
26Joseph Leon
as Dr. Blackstock
David Wohl
as English Teacher
Gunther Maria Halmer
as Rudolf Höss
Karlheinz Hackl
as SS Doctor
Ulli Fessl
as Frau Höss
Katharina Thalbach
as Wanda
Nina Polan
as Woman in English Class
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Krystyna Karkowska
Peter Wagenbreth
Ivica Pajer
as Sophie's Father
Josef Sommer
as Narrator (voice)
Melanie Pianka
as Emmi Hoess
Alexander Sirotin
Armand Dahan
Cortez Nance Jr
as Bellboy
Nedim Prohic
as Josef
Jennifer Lawn
as Sophie's Child
Adrian Kalitka
as Sophie's Child
Vida Jerman
as Female SS Guard
Irena Hampel
Sandra Markota
Hrvoje Sostaric
Marko Zec
Michaela Karacic
as Sophie as a Child
Tobin Bell
as Reporter
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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