Stalker (1979)
Сталкер
Science Fiction, Drama • 2h 40m
Overview
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
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12/24/2025
Best Video Release
From
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/German Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
French Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
French Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italian General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
To
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
France Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
France Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italy General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (more so than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
From
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/German Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
French Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
French Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italian General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
To
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
France Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
France Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italy General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (more so than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
Best Audio Release
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3/17/2025
Best Video Release
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD/DE Filmjuwelen BD have yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
To
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/German Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
French Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
French Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italian General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD/DE Filmjuwelen BD have yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
To
Netherlands Lumière Blu-ray is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
Criterion Blu-ray/German Filmjuwelen Blu-ray have yellow tint on sepia scenes
French Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
French Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
Netherlands Lumière has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Italian General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than Netherlands Blu-ray and worse encode)
3/8/2025
Best Video Release
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD/DE Filmjuwelen BD have yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD/DE Filmjuwelen BD have yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
2/8/2025
Best Video Release
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
From
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
-IT General Video Recording has correct sepia scenes but gamma is off (moreso than NL BD and worse encode)
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
2/8/2025
Best Video Release
From
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be the best.
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
From
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be the best.
To
NL Lumiere BD is best, but all releases of the 2K restoration have issues:
-Criterion BD has yellow tint on sepia scenes
-FR Potemkine (Standalone) has raised blacks and poor encoding
-FR Potemkine (Boxset) has orange tint on sepia scenes and poor encoding
-NL Lumiere has correct sepia scenes, good encode, but gamma is slightly off.
Maybe new DE Filmjuwelen BD is the best?
12/15/2024
Best Video Release
From
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be free of issues
To
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be the best.
From
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be free of issues
To
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be the best.
12/15/2024
Best Video Release
From
NL Lumiere BD is best but is in the wrong colour space (can be fixed). The Criterion has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes
To
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be free of issues
From
NL Lumiere BD is best but is in the wrong colour space (can be fixed). The Criterion has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes
To
All releases of the 2K restoration have issues (Criterion BD has wrong yellow tint on sepia scenes, NL BD is in wrong colour space, FR BD has raised blacks and bad encoding). Maybe upcoming German BD will be free of issues
