Sophie's Choice

2h 31min

Drama

Romance

War

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.

Production Companies

ITC Entertainment

Keith Barish Productions

Universal Pictures

Associated Film Distribution

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Nathan Landau
Josh Mostel

Josh Mostel

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

David Wohl

English Teacher
Ulli Fessl

Ulli Fessl

Frau Höss
Moishe Rosenfeld

Moishe Rosenfeld

Moishe Rosenblum
Greta Turken

Greta Turken

Leslie Lapidus
Marcell Rosenblatt

Marcell Rosenblatt

Astrid Weinstein
Nina Polan

Nina Polan

Woman in English Class
Ivica Pajer

Ivica Pajer

Sophie's Father
Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Narrator (voice)
Melanie Pianka

Melanie Pianka

Emmi Hoess
Jennifer Lawn

Jennifer Lawn

Sophie's Child
Adrian Kalitka

Adrian Kalitka

Sophie's Child
Vida Jerman

Vida Jerman

Female SS Guard
Michaela Karacic

Michaela Karacic

Sophie as a Child
Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

Reporter

Release date

8th Dec 1982

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Polski, Deutsch, Pусский, Français, Český