The Sacrifice
1986
The final film of Andrei Tarkovsky
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
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Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
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- Director
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Written by
- Andrei Tarkovsky
- Produced by
- Anna-Lena Wibom
- Cinematographer
- Sven Nykvist
- Editors
- Andrei Tarkovsky, Michał Leszczyłowski
- Studios
- Svenska Filminstitutet, Faragó Film
- Origin country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Language
- Swedish
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB
- 7.7/10 (630 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 88% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 85/100
- IMDb
- 7.9/10 (34,672 votes)
Cast
Erland Josephson
Alexander
Susan Fleetwood
Adelaide
Allan Edwall
Otto
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Maria
Sven Wollter
Victor
Valérie Mairesse
Julia
Filippa Franzén
Marta
Tommy Kjellqvist
Little Man
Per Källman
Ambulance Driver
Tommy Nordahl
Ambulance Driver
Tintin Anderzon
(voice)
Jane Friedmann
(voice)
Helena Brodin
(voice)
Martin Lindström
(voice)
Birgit Carlstén
(voice)
Jan-Olof Strandberg
(voice)
Christian Jarder
Crew
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