Solaris backdrop

Solaris 1972 Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Солярис

The planet where nightmares come true…

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Release Date 20 March 1972
167 mins
Cast
Donatas Banionis Kris Kelvin
Jüri Järvet Dr. Snaut
Nikolay Grinko Kelvin's Father
Anatoliy Solonitsyn Dr. Sartorius
Olga Barnet Kelvin's Mother
Vitalik Kerdimun Henri Berton's Son
Olga Kizilova Guest of Dr. Gibarian
Tatyana Malykh Kris Kelvin's Niece
Aleksandr Misharin Shanahan, Chairman of the Anri Berton Commission
Bagrat Oganesyan Professor Tarkhe
Sos Sargsyan Dr. Gibarian
Yulian Semyonov Chairman of the Scientific Conference
Vitaliy Statsinskiy Member of the Academic Council
Georgiy Teykh Prof. Messenger