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Stalker(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-05-25
81%
2368 Votes
Time: 2h 42m
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.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
Budget: $120,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Stalker
Top 9 Billed Cast
Алиса Фрейндлих
Stalker's Wife
Александр Кайдановский
Stalker
Анатолий Солоницын
Writer
Микола Гринько
Professor
Наталья Абрамова
Marta
Faime Jürno
Writer's Companion
Владимир Заманский
Professor's Telephone Interlocutor (voice) (uncredited)
Video Trailer Stalker
Video: Janus Films Trailer
Janus Films Trailer
![STALKER Trailer [1979]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nFLQEuQuNKM/mqdefault.jpg)
STALKER Trailer [1979]
Geoff Dyer on STALKER
Mark Kermode reviews Stalker (1979) | BFI Player
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Janus Films Trailer - Trailer
![STALKER Trailer [1979]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nFLQEuQuNKM/sddefault.jpg)
STALKER Trailer [1979] - Trailer
Geoff Dyer on STALKER - Featurette
Mark Kermode reviews Stalker (1979) | BFI Player - Featurette
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