---
title: 'The Sacrifice (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrei Tarkovsky'
released: '1986-05-09'
runtime_minutes: 149
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sacrifice-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091670/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sacrifice (1986)

1986 · PG · 149 min · Drama · United Kingdom, France, Sweden

Original title: Le Sacrifice

## Synopsis

The Sacrifice is a 1986 drama film written and directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Erland Josephson, the film was produced by the Swedish Film Institute. Many of the crew were alumni of Ingmar Bergman's films, including cinematographer Sven Nykvist. The Sacrifice centers on a middle-aged intellectual who attempts to bargain with God to stop an impending nuclear holocaust. The film combines pagan and Christian religious themes; Tarkovsky called it a "parable".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-tarkovsky)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-tarkovsky)
- **Editor:** [Andrei Tarkovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrei-tarkovsky), [Michal Leszczylowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/michal-leszczylowski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johann Sebastian Bach](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-sebastian-bach)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sven Nykvist](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-nykvist)

## Cast

- [Sven Wollter](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-wollter)
- [Valérie Mairesse](https://cinepixo.com/people/valerie-mairesse)
- [Susan Fleetwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-fleetwood)
- [Erland Josephson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erland-josephson)
- [Birgit Carlstén](https://cinepixo.com/people/birgit-carlsten)
- [Allan Edwall](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-edwall)

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