Doctor Zhivago

1965, History/Romance, 3h 17m

50 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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It may not be the best of David Lean's epics, but Dr. Zhivago is still brilliantly photographed and sweepingly romantic. Read critic reviews

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During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar (Julie Christie), who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky (Rod Steiger), an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin). But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    History, Romance, War, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    David Lean
  • Producer:
    Carlo Ponti
  • Writer:
    Boris Pasternak, Robert Bolt
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $87.1K
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Omar Sharif
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Julie Christie
Nurse Lara Antipova
Geraldine Chaplin
Tonya
Tom Courtenay
Pasha Antipova, Strelnikov
Alec Guinness
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Rod Steiger
Victor Komarovsky
Siobhan McKenna
Anna
Ralph Richardson
Alexander Gromeko
Rita Tushingham
The Girl
Adrienne Corri
Amelia
Geoffrey Keen
Boris Kurt
Jeffrey Rockland
Sasha
Lucy Westmore
Katya
Noel Willman
Razin, Liberius' Lieutenant
Klaus Kinski
Kostoyed Amourski
Gerard Tichy
Liberius
Jack MacGowran
Petya
David Lean
Director
Boris Pasternak
Writer
Robert Bolt
Writer
Arvid Griffen
Executive Producer
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Maurice Jarre
Original Music
Freddie Young
Cinematographer
Nicolas Roeg
Cinematographer
Norman Savage
Film Editor
John Box
Production Design
Terence Marsh
Art Direction
Gil Parrondo
Art Direction
Dario Simoni
Set Decoration
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Designer
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