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Stalker
Title
Stalker / Mosfilʹm ; Vtoroe tvorcheskoe obʺedinenie ; st︠se︡nariĭ Arkadiĭ Strugat︠s︡kogo, Boris Strugat︠s︡kogo ; postanovka Andreĭ Tarkovskogo ; director kartiny Aleksandra Demidova = Mosfilm and Second Artists' Association present a film by Andrei Tarkovsky ; written by Arkadi and Boris Strugatsky ; producer, Aleksandra Demidova ; directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Сталкер / Мосфильм ; Второе творческое объединение ; сценарий Аркадий Стругацкого, Борис Стругацкого ; постановка Андрей Тарковского ; директор картины Александра Демидова = Mosfilm and Second Artists' Association present a film by Andrei Tarkovsky ; written by Arkadi and Boris Strugatsky ; producer, Aleksandra Demidova ; directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Publication
New York : Kino International Corp., [2006]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sound, color / black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Medium
4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on the novel "Piknik na obochine" ("The roadside picnic") by Arkadii Strugatskii and Boris Strugatskii (S. I︠A︡roslavt︠se︡v).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Parallel (English) statement of responsibility from container.
Special features: interviews with composer Artemyev, cameraman Knyazhinsky, and set decorator Rashit Safiullin ; excerpt from "The steamroller and the violin", Tarkovsky's diploma film at the Soviet film school VGIK ; "Memory" a short film about Tarkovsky's home ; cast & crew biographies/filmographies ; photo album.
Cinematography, Aleksandr Knyazhinsky ; production designer, Andrei Tarkovsky ; music, Eduard Artemyev ; editor, Liudmila Feiginova.
In Russian, dubbed English or dubbed French dialog, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.
Summary
At the center of an outlawed region called The Zone lies a mystical room altered by unnatural forces. Armed guards are the first in a series of lethal obstructions that prevent outsiders from reaching the place where fantastic powers can fulfill man's greatest desires. Only the Stalker can lead a scientist and writer through The Zone where an obstacle course of mental and physical barriers tests the limits of their endurance. At the end they must face a room where the center of power and evil confronts them and the future of mankind.
Variant and related titles
Stalker (Motion picture)
Stalker (Motion picture). English.
Stalker (Motion picture). French.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Russian; English; French
Added to Catalog
March 15, 2017
Credits
Cinematography, Aleksandr Knyazhinsky ; production designer, Andrei Tarkovsky ; music, Eduard Artemyev ; editor, Liudmila Feiginova.
Cast
Alissa Freindlikh, Aleksandr Kaidanovsky, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko.
System details note
DVD ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Contents
Disc 1. Stalker [feature film]
Disc 2. Extras [special features]
Subjects
Genre/Form
Science fiction films.
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings.
Also listed under
Тарковский, Андрей Арсеньевич, 1932-1986, film director, production designer.
Ярославцев, С., author.
Стругацкий, Аркадий, 1925-1991, screenwriter.
Стругацкий, Борис, 1933-2012, screenwriter.
Фрейндлих, Алиса, actor.
Кайдановский, Александр, actor.
Солоницын, Анатолий Алексеевич, 1934-1982, actor.
Гринько, Николай, 1920-1989, actor.
Артемьев, Эдуард, composer (expression)
Княжинский, Александр, 1936-1996, director of photography.
Демидова, Александра, film producer.
Фейгинова, Людмила, editor of moving image work.
Moskovskai︠a︡ kinostudii︠a︡ "Mosfilʹm", production company.
Московская киностудия "Мосфильм", production company.
Vtoroe tvorcheskoe obʺedinenie, production company.
Второе творческое объединение, production company.
Kino International Corporation, publisher.
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