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Stalker

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 sc...

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Main Authors: I͡Aroslavt͡sev, S. (Author), Strugat͡skiĭ, Arkadiĭ, 1925-1991 (Author)
Other Authors: Tarkovskiĭ, Andreĭ Arsenʹevich, 1932-1986 (Director), Strugat͡skiĭ, Boris, 1933-2012 (Screenwriter), Freĭndlikh, Alisa (Actor), Kaĭdanovskiĭ, Aleksandr (Actor), Solonit͡syn, Anatoliĭ Alekseevich, 1934-1982 (Actor), Grinʹko, N. K. (Nikolaĭ Konstantinovich) (Actor), Artemʹev, Ėduard (composer (expression)), Knyazhinsky, Alexandr (director of photography.), Demidova, Aleksandra (Producer), Feĭginova, Lyudmila (Editor of moving image work)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Russian
English
French
Spanish
Published: New York : Kino International Corp., ©2006.
Subjects:
Strugat͡skiĭ, Arkadiĭ, > 1925-1991 > Film adaptations.
Strugat͡skiĭ, Boris, > 1933-2012 > Film adaptations.
Parapsychology > Drama.
Totalitarianism > Drama.
Psychokinesis > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Soviet Union > Drama.
Science fiction films.
Fantasy films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
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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.
Item Description: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.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Based on the novel "Piknik na obochine" ("The roadside picnic") by Arkadii Strugatskii and Boris Strugatskii (S. I͡Aroslavt͡sev).
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (163 min.) : sd., col. /b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; 5.1 surround.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Aleksandr Knyazhinsky ; music, Eduard Artemyev ; editor, Liudmila Feiginova.

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