Stalker (Criterion Collection)

Stunning, brilliant science fiction from director Andrei Tarkovsky (Solaris) about a journey taken by a scientist (Nikolai Grinko) and a writer (Anatoly Solonitsyn) to a dangerous forbidden zone where fantastic powers can fulfill man's greatest desires. Led by a bald guide known as the Stalker (Aleksandr Kaidanovsky), the men encounter a series of difficult obstacles before they reach their destination. Alisa Freindlich co-stars in this loose adaptation of the novel Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. 163 min. Standard; Soundtracks: Russian Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; featurettes. In Russian with English subtitles. Two-disc set.