Stalker

1979 · 2h43 · Film

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Starring Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Mykola Hrynko, Natalya Abramova, Faime Jurno, Evgeniy Kostin, Raimo Rendi, Vladimir Zamanskiy

Ideal when you feel… Calm Sad / low Curious

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.

Original title

Сталкер

Original language

Russian

Country

Russia

Screenplay

Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Andrei Tarkovsky, Boris Strugatskiy

Music

Eduard Artemyev

Cinematography

Aleksandr Knyazhinsky, Leonid Kalashnikov

Cast

Mykola Hrynko, Natalya Abramova, Faime Jurno, Evgeniy Kostin, Raimo Rendi, Vladimir Zamanskiy

Updated August 14, 2026

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