Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Unfortunately the movie Sophie's Choice is not yet available on HBO Max.
Writing | Alan J. Pakula | Screenplay |
Directing | Alan J. Pakula | Director |
Costume & Make-Up | Albert Wolsky | Costume Design |
Production | Martin Starger | Executive Producer |
Art | George Jenkins | Production Design |
Production | William C. Gerrity | Associate Producer |
Production | Alixe Gordin | Casting |
Art | John Jay Moore | Art Direction |
Art | Carol Joffe | Set Decoration |
Editing | Evan A. Lottman | Editor |
Production | Keith Barish | Producer |
Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
Production | Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
Writing | William Styron | Novel |
Camera | Néstor Almendros | Director of Photography |