Principal cast
Alisa Freyndlikh as Stalker's Wife, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy as Stalker, Anatoliy Solonitsyn as Writer, Mykola Hrynko as Professor, and Natalya Abramova as Marta
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Stalker
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.
About the film
Stalker at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1979 film at stop 127 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Aleksandr Knyazhinsky (director of photography), Leonid Kalashnikov (director of photography), Lyudmila Feiginova (editor), Eduard Artemyev (original music composer), and Andrei Tarkovsky (screenplay)
- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Release
- 1979-05-25
- Runtime
- 162 minutes
- Genres
- Science Fiction and Drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 51 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 51 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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