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.

Meryl Streep
as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski

Kevin Kline
as Nathan Landau

Peter MacNicol
as Stingo

Rita Karin
as Yetta

Josh Mostel
as Morris Fink

Robin Bartlett
as Lillian Grossman

Eugene Lipinski
as Polish Professor

John Rothman
as Librarian

Joseph Leon
as Dr. Blackstock

David Wohl
as English Teacher
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Not long after the end of WWII, we meet "Stingo" (Peter MacNicol) who isn't exactly impressed when he encounters his new upstairs neighbours. "Nathan" (Kevin Kline) seems to be a bit of an noisy and brutish oaf towards his girlfriend "Sophie" (Meryl Streep). Luckily, next morning peace has broken ou...