Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- Starring:
- Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, (more)
- Director(s):
- David Lean
- Category:
- Romance
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 200 mins
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Emilio Carrer - Mr. Sventytski
- Jose Nieto - Priest
- Jose Maria Caffarel - Militiaman
- Wolf Frees - Delegate
- Maria Vico - Demented Woman
- 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
- Inigo Jackson - Major
- Luana Alcaniz - Mrs. Sventytski
- Tarek Sharif - Yuri at age 8
- Katherine Ellison - Raped Woman
- Maria Martin - Gentlewoman
- Gwen Nelson - Female Janitor
- Director(s):
- David Lean
- Writer(s):
- Robert Bolt
- Producer(s):
- Carlo Ponti
- Categories:
- Romance
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- 1998 - Doctor Zhivago - American Film Institute - 100 Greatest American Movies
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Golden Globe - Best Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Original Score
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Director
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
- 1965 - Doctor Zhivago - National Board of Review - Best Actress
