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Stalker

Stalker

May 25, 1979
162 min
Science FictionDrama
8.1/ 10
2,371 votes

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.

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TMDB
8.1/10
2,371 votes
IMDB
8.0/10
153,633 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
85/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$120,000Production cost
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US Box Office$292,049Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 wins & 2 nominations total

Details

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"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."

Status

Released

Original Language

ru

Budget

$120,000

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Mosfilm

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