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Sophie's Choice

1982Feature film144 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English · German
Genres
flashback film · drama film

Credits

Cinematography

Néstor Almendros — Cinematography

Direction

Alan J. Pakula — Directing

Editing

Evan A. Lottman — Editing

Music

Marvin Hamlisch — Music composition

Cast

Meryl Streep — Acting (Zofia Sophie' Zawistowski')
Kevin Kline — Acting (Nathan Landau)
Peter MacNicol — Acting (Stingo)
Rita Karin — Acting (Yetta)
Josh Mostel — Acting (Morris Fink)
Robin Bartlett — Acting (Lillian Grossman)
Günther Maria Halmer — Acting (Rudolf Höss)
Eugene Lipinski — Acting (Polish Professor)
Katharina Thalbach — Acting (Wanda)
John Rothman — Acting (Librarian)
Josef Sommer — Acting (Narrator (voice))
Karlheinz Hackl — Acting (SS Doctor)
Ulli Fessl — Acting (Frau Höss)
David Wohl — Acting (English Teacher)

Production

Alan J. Pakula — Production

Writing

Alan J. Pakula — Screenwriting
Documented participation

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Distribution

Netflix

International
Verified

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
8 Dec 1982Checked 16 Sep 2026
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