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 sc... Full description
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. |
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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. |
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DVD ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; 5.1 surround. |
Production Credits: |
Cinematography, Aleksandr Knyazhinsky ; music, Eduard Artemyev ; editor, Liudmila Feiginova. |