Country
France
Date
May 13, 1980
Note
Cannes Film Festival
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.
2h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Raimo Rendi | Police Patrol |
| Vladimir Zamanskiy | Professor's Telephone Interlocutor (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Science FictionDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Сталкер |
| Lingua originale | Pусский (RU) |
| Lingue parlate | Pусский |
| Paesi di produzione | Soviet Union |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Mosfilm |
| Data di uscita | 25 maggio 1979 |
| Producer | Aleksandra Demidova |
| Writer | Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Andrei Tarkovsky, Boris Strugatskiy, Arseny Tarkovsky |
| Editors | Lyudmila Feiginova |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Knyazhinsky, Leonid Kalashnikov, Georgi Rerberg |
| Asst. Directors | Larisa Tarkovskaya, Mariya Chugunova, Evgeny Tsymbal, Arvo Iho, Konstantin Lopushansky, Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Camera Operators | Aleksandr Knyazhinsky, Leonid Kalashnikov |
| Add. Photography | Aleksandr Knyazhinsky, Leonid Kalashnikov |
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| Production Design | Aleksandr Boym, Aleksan, Andrei Tarkovsky, Shavkat Abdusalamov, Rashit Safiullin |
| Art Direction | Shavkat Abdusalamov, Aleksandr Boym, Rashit Safiullin, Aleksan, Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Set Decoration | Rashit Safiullin, Aleksandr Boym, Shavkat Abdusalamov, Aleksan, Andrei Tarkovsky |
| Composer | Eduard Artemyev, Raisa Lukina, Vladlen Sharun |
| Sound | Raisa Lukina, Vladlen Sharun, Eduard Artemyev |
| Costume Design | Nelli Fomina, Vitaliy Lvov |
| Makeup | Vitaliy Lvov, Nelli Fomina |
| Hairstyling | Nelli Fomina, Vitaliy Lvov |
| Budget | 120.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
Germany
Date
Feb 16, 1981
Certification
12
Note
Berlin International Film Festival
Country
United States
Date
Oct 20, 1982
Certification
NR
Note
New York City, New York
Country
Argentina
Date
Jan 27, 2001
Note
Ciclo grandes clásicos europeos
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Country
Italy
Date
Sep 03, 2016
Note
Venice Film Festival (Digitally Restored Version)
Country
Denmark
Date
Sep 30, 2017
Note
CPH: PIX (Restored Version)
Country
Mexico
Date
Aug 03, 2018
Certification
B
Note
Cineteca Nacional
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 08, 2023
Note
Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam
Limited release
Country
Russia
Date
May 25, 1979
Note
Mosfilm Studio
Country
Czechia
Date
Apr 15, 1999
Note
Projekt 100
Country
United States
Date
Jan 17, 2014
Note
Harvard Film Archive
Theatrical release
Country
Netherlands
Date
Apr 17, 1980
Certification
12
Country
Russia
Date
May 19, 1980
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 15, 1980
Certification
K-12
Country
Belgium
Date
Nov 13, 1980
Certification
12
Note
Gent
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Country
Italy
Date
Dec 24, 1980
Certification
T
Note
Livorno
Country
Brazil
Date
Dec 26, 1980
Country
Sweden
Date
Apr 13, 1981
Certification
15
Country
Ireland
Date
Apr 17, 1981
Certification
PG
Country
Germany
Date
May 01, 1981
Note
East Germany
Country
Denmark
Date
Aug 24, 1981
Country
Argentina
Date
Nov 12, 1981
Certification
ATP
Country
France
Date
Nov 18, 1981
Certification
TP
Country
Uruguay
Date
Aug 08, 1984
Country
Spain
Date
Nov 05, 1984
Certification
A
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Mar 11, 2005
Note
Re-release
Physical media
Country
Canada
Date
Oct 15, 2002
Note
DVD
Country
Mexico
Date
Oct 15, 2002
Certification
B
Note
DVD
Country
Slovakia
Date
Mar 11, 2006
Country
Brazil
Date
Jan 01, 2010
Certification
12
Note
DVD CPC-UMES BR
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Country
Russia
Date
Jan 11, 2011
Note
DVD
Country
Netherlands
Date
Aug 22, 2016
Certification
12
Note
DVD
TV
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 17, 1987
Note
Das Erste
Country
Türkiye
Date
Sep 27, 1991
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