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Sophie's Choice

1982 film directed by Alan J. Pakula
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Summary

Sophie's Choice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.067% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,348 views/month, #63 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actress[3], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6]
  • Director: Alan J. Pakula[7]
  • Screenwriter: Alan J. Pakula[8]
  • Composer: Marvin Hamlisch[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], flashback film[11]
  • Based on: Sophie's Choice[12]
  • Cast member: Meryl Streep[13], Kevin Kline[14], Peter MacNicol[15], Rita Karin[16], Josh Mostel[17], Robin Bartlett[18], Günther Maria Halmer[19], Eugene Lipinski[20], Katharina Thalbach[21], John Rothman[22], Josef Sommer[23], Karlheinz Hackl[24], Ulli Fessl[25], David Wohl[26]
  • Producer: Alan J. Pakula[27]
  • Depicts: cattle wagon[28], Holocaust train transport[29], Selection (Holocaust)[30], identification in Nazi camps[31]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[32]
  • Production company: ITC Entertainment[33]
  • Director of photography: Néstor Almendros[34]
  • Original language of film or TV show: German[35], English[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 7/10[38], 74%[39], 68/100[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42]
  • Publication date: December 8, 1982[43], May 6, 1983[44], January 1, 1982[45]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[46], Netflix[47], Associated Film Distribution[48]
  • Narrative location: Brooklyn[49]
  • Main subject: World War II[50], The Holocaust[51]
  • Film editor: Evan A. Lottman[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[53], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[54], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[55], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[56], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[57], Academy Award for Best Original Score[58]
  • Title: Sophie's Choice[59]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[60]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Sophie's Choice's after a work by is recorded as William Styron[61].

Why It Matters

Sophie's Choice has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Sophie's Choice receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress[4], Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama[5], and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6].

Related Entities

Alan J. Pakula film Kevin Kline Marvin Hamlisch Meryl Streep Museum of Modern Art Netflix Peter MacNicol United States William Styron

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust) +1
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  2. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Depicts → cattle wagon, Holocaust train transport, Selection (Holocaust) +1
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  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s +1
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  8. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1982-12-08T00:00:00Z, +1983-05-06T00:00:00Z, +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Alan J. Pakula
    Duration → {'amount': '+144'}
    Narrator → Josef Sommer
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