Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

26/04/1966 (GB)
Drama, Romance, War
3h 20m

Turbulent were the times and fiery was the love story of Zhivago, his wife and the passionate, tender Lara.

Overview

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

  • David LeanDirector
  • Robert BoltScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $11,000,000

  • Revenue

    $111,858,363

Keywords

  • epic
  • daughter
  • based on novel or book
  • love triangle
  • nurse
  • world war i
  • suicide attempt
  • loss of loved one
  • forbidden love
  • stepparents
  • russian revolution (1917)
  • 1910s
  • dramatic
  • condescending
  • melodramatic

Top Billed Cast

Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif

Dr. Yuri Zhivago

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Lara Antipova

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Tonya Gromeko

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Viktor Komarovsky

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov

Siobhán McKenna

Siobhán McKenna

Anna

Ralph Richardson

Ralph Richardson

Alexander Gromeko

Rita Tushingham

Rita Tushingham

The Girl

Adrienne Corri

Adrienne Corri

Amelia

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