Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- Starring:
- Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Lean
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Doctor Zhivago
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes (plus intermission). Zhivago is married to Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin), but carries on an affair with Lara (Julie Christie), who has been raped by ruthless politician Komarovsky (Rod Steiger). Meanwhile, Zhivago's half-brother Yevgraf (Alec Guinness) and the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikoff (Tom Courteney) represent the "good" and "bad" elements of the Bolshevik revolution. Composer Maurice Jarre received one of Doctor Zhivago's five Oscars, with the others going to screenwriter Robert Bolt, cinematographer Freddie Young, art directors John Box and Terry Marsh, set decorator Dario Simoni, and costumer Phyllis Dalton. The best picture Oscar, however, went to The Sound of Music. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 200 mins
Complete Cast of Doctor Zhivago
- Omar Sharif - Yuri Zhivago
- Tom Courtenay - Pasha Strelnikov
- Rod Steiger - Komarovsky
- Siobhan McKenna - Anna
- Rita Tushingham - The Girl
- Bernard Kay - Bolshevik
- Gerard Tichy - Liberius
- Geoffrey Keen - Prof. Kurt
- Jack MacGowran - Petya
- Erik Chitty - Old Soldier
- Wolf Frees - Comrade Yelkin
- Lucy Westmore - Katya
- Peter Madden - Political Officer
- Katherine Ellison - Raped Woman
- Luana Alcaniz - Mrs. Sventytski
- Maria Vico - Demented Woman
- Inigo Jackson - Major
- Wolf Frees - Delegate
- Julie Christie - Lara
- Geraldine Chaplin - Tonya
- Alec Guinness - Yevgraf
- Ralph Richardson - Alexander Gromeko
- Jeffrey Rockland - Sasha
- Klaus Kinski - Kostoyed
- Noel Willman - Razin
- Adrienne Corri - Amelia
- Mark Eden - Young Engineer
- Roger Maxwell - Beef-Faced Colonel
- Gwen Nelson - Comrade Kaprugina
- Lili Murati - Train Jumper
- Jose Maria Caffarel - Militiaman
- Jose Nieto - Priest
- Maria Martin - Gentlewoman
- Gwen Nelson - Female Janitor
- Emilio Carrer - Mr. Sventytski
- Tarek Sharif - Yuri at age 8
- Director(s):
- David Lean
- Writer(s):
- Robert Bolt
- Producer(s):
- Carlo Ponti
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1998 - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
- 1965 - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Director
- 1965 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Score
- 1965 - National Board of Review - Best Actress
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