Sophie's Choice

Trivia: The reason Sophie's small daughter looks so frightened, even before she's ripped from Sophie's arms, is because the little girl who played her was genuinely scared of the actor playing the Nazi officer who forces Sophie to make her choice.

Trivia: Meryl Streep could only bring herself to do one take of the choice scene, she begged the movie producers not to make her do it again.

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: When they are having the outdoor picnic celebration, Nathan gives Sophie a dress and a shoebox containing a pair of new shoes. When Sophie puts the shoes on it is obvious that the undersoles are stained and worn.

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Quotes

Sophie: Stingo, you look... you look very nice, you're wearing your cocksucker.
Stingo: That's my "seersucker."

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