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The sacrifice [videorecording] / The Swedish Film Institute presents ; written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky ; producer: Anna-Lena Wibom. - Remastered ed. - New York, NY : Distributed by Kino Lorber, c2011. - 2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Bonus features: documentary "Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky"; trailers; galleries. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Title from container.

[Disc 1]. The Sacrifice -- [Disc 2.] Bonus features.

Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Andrei Tarkovsky, Michal Leszczylowski. Cinematography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Andrei Tarkovsky, Michal Leszczylowski.

Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall.

Alexander's birthday party is interrupted by news that World War III has begun and mankind is hours away from annihilation. To avoid war, Alexander promises to God that he'll sacrifice all he has, even his son. A new remastered edition. Special features include: documentary Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky, photo gallery, and trailers.


DVD; NTSC; Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono.; widescreen and full-frame.


Russian and Swedish dialogue; English subtitles.

Standard No.: 738329075026

Publisher. No.: K750 Kino Lorber

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Families--Sweden--Drama.
Grandfathers--Drama.
Self-sacrifice--Drama.
World War III--Drama.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.