Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
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| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
| Directing | Philip Kaufman | Director |
| Writing | Philip Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Production | Bertil Ohlsson | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam | Editor |
| Editing | Walter Murch | Editor |
| Sound | Mark Adler | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Michael Magill | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Guffroy | Costume Design |
| Production | Paul Zaentz | Associate Producer |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
| Camera | Sven Nykvist | Director of Photography |
| Production | Saul Zaentz | Producer |
| Writing | Milan Kundera | Novel |
| Editing | B.J. Sears | Co-Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzanne Benoit | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosalina Da Silva | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul LeBlanc | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Frank Simeone | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Daniel Szuster | Production Manager |
| Directing | Simon Brook | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Kechichian | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charles Paviot | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | David Franklin Bergad | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Berger | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Todd Boekelheide | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Luis Colina | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ernie Fosselius | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Richard Hymns | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Pat Jackson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ann Kroeber | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Chris Newman | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David Parker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Diana Pellegrini | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Philip Rogers | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Alan Splet | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Rémy Julienne | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Philippe Houdart | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Bernard Noisette | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | George Michael Pantages | Gaffer |
