Solaris (1972) Drama Sci-Fi Mystery
Solaris (1972) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
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IMDB: ☆ 7.9/10
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Solaris Plot Synopsis:
The Solaris mission has established a base on a planet that appears to host some kind of intelligence, but the details are hazy and very secret. After the mysterious demise of one of the three scientists on the base, the main character is sent out to replace him. He finds the station run-down and the two remaining scientists cold and secretive. When he also encounters his wife who has been dead for ten years, he begins to appreciate the baffling nature of the alien intelligence.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
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Type: MovieYear: 1972 (more 1972 movies)
Box Office: $22,168
Awards: 2
Nominations: 4
Language: Russian, German
Country: Soviet Union
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Solaris Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 26, 1972
Writers: Stanislaw Lem, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn, Andrei Tarkovsky
Editors: Lyudmila Feyginova, Nina Marcus
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Solaris Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Natalya Bondarchuk | ... | Khari |
| Donatas Banionis | ... | Kris Kelvin, psikholog |
| Jüri Järvet | ... | Doktor Snaut, kibernetik (as Yuri Yarvet) |
| Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy | ... | Anri Berton, pilot |
| Nikolay Grinko | ... | Nik Kelvin, otets Krisa Kelvina |
| Anatoliy Solonitsyn | ... | Doktor Sartorius, astrobiolog |
| Olga Barnet | ... | Mat Krisa Kelvina (as O. Barnet) |
| Vitalik Kerdimun | ... | Syn Anri Bertona (as V. Kerdimun) |
| Olga Kizilova | ... | Gostya doktora Gribaryana (as O. Kizilova) |
| Tatyana Malykh | ... | Plemyannitsa Krisa Kelvina (as T. Malykh) |
| Aleksandr Misharin | ... | Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertona (as A. Misharin) |
| Bagrat Oganesyan | ... | Professor Tarkhe (as B. Oganesyan) |
| Tamara Ogorodnikova | ... | Anna, tetka Krisa Kelvina (as T. Ogorodnikova) |
| Sos Sargsyan | ... | Doktor Gribaryan, fiziolog (as S. Sarkisyan) |
| Yulian Semyonov | ... | Predsedatel nauchnoy konferentsii (as Yu. Semyonov) |
| Vitaliy Statsinskiy | ... | Chlen uchenogo soveta (as V. Statsinskiy) |
| Vera Sumenova | ... | (as V. Sumenova) |
| Georgiy Teykh | ... | Professor Messendzher (as G. Teykh) |
| Raimundas Banionis | ... | Kris Kelvin v otrochestve (uncredited) |
| Artyom Karapetyan | ... | Frantsuzskiy uchenyy na konferentsii (uncredited) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Natalya Bondarchuk – Khari
- Donatas Banionis – Kris Kelvin, psikholog
- Jüri Järvet – Doktor Snaut, kibernetik (as Yuri Yarvet)
- Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy – Anri Berton, pilot
- Nikolay Grinko, as Nik Kelvin, otets Krisa Kelvina, passed away at age 68 in Kiev, Ukra.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Also known as: N. Grinko | Nicolas Grinko | M. Grynko - Anatoliy Solonitsyn, as Doktor Sartorius, astrobiolog, passed away at age 47 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: A. Solonitsin | A. Solonitsyn | Otto Solonitsyn - Olga Barnet – Mat Krisa Kelvina (as O. Barnet)
- Vitalik Kerdimun – Syn Anri Bertona (as V. Kerdimun)
- Olga Kizilova – Gostya doktora Gribaryana (as O. Kizilova)
- Tatyana Malykh – Plemyannitsa Krisa Kelvina (as T. Malykh)
- Aleksandr Misharin – Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertona (as A. Misharin)
- Bagrat Oganesyan – Professor Tarkhe (as B. Oganesyan)
- Tamara Ogorodnikova – Anna, tetka Krisa Kelvina (as T. Ogorodnikova)
- Sos Sargsyan – Doktor Gribaryan, fiziolog (as S. Sarkisyan)
- Yulian Semyonov – Predsedatel nauchnoy konferentsii (as Yu. Semyonov)
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