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.
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.
- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
9 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Stalker actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Stalker appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #45
Placed at #45 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #95
Placed at #95 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #247
Placed at #247 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $120,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- May 25, 1979
- Runtime
- 2h 42m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Soviet Union
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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