Sophie's Choice 42 years old

Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.

Sophie's Choice

Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.

Credits

Sophie's Choice Cast

Name Character
Peter MacNicol He was 28, now 70 years old as Stingo
Kevin Kline He was 35, now 77 years old as Nathan Landau
Günther Maria Halmer He was 39, now 81 years old as Rudolf Höss
Meryl Streep She was 33, now 75 years old as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Robin Bartlett She was 31, now 73 years old as Lillian Grossman
John Rothman He was 33, 70 years old when he died as Librarian
Josef Sommer He was 48, now 90 years old as Narrator (voice)
Katharina Thalbach She was 28, now 70 years old
Eugene Lipinski He was 26, now 68 years old as Polish Professor
Karlheinz Hackl He was 33, 65 years old when he died as SS Doctor
Ivica Pajer He was 48, 71 years old when he died
Josh Mostel He was 35, now 78 years old as Morris Fink
Ulli Fessl She was 40, now 82 years old as Frau Höss
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew He was 36, 58 years old when he died
Stephen D. Newman He was 39, now 81 years old as Larry
Moishe Rosenfeld as Moishe Rosenblum
Joseph Leon He was 64, 82 years old when he died as Dr. Blackstock
David Wohl He was 15, now 57 years old as English Teacher
Rita Karin She was 63, 73 years old when she died as Yetta

Sophie's Choice Crew

Name Department
Marvin Hamlisch as Original Music Composer. He was 38 (68) years old when He died Sound
Keith Barish as Producer. He was 38 (now 80) years old Production
William Styron as Novel. He was 57 (81) years old when He died Writing
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Sophie's Choice (42 years)

Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 08, 1982
  • Runtime: 151 minutes
  • Budget: 12000000.00
  • Revenue: 30036000.00