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Doctor Zhivago (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ v ɑː ɡ oʊ /) is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War.
Doctor Zhivago: Directed by David Lean. With Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger. 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.
Doctor Zhivago (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ v ɑː ɡ oʊ / zhiv-AH-goh; Russian: До́ктор Жива́го, IPA: [ˈdoktər ʐɨˈvaɡə]) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, first published in 1957 in Italy. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, and takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and World War II.
A Russian epic, this movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Dr. Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion.
82% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 88% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following...
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- Romance, History, Drama, War
- PG-13
Powered by JustWatch. When David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago" was released in 1965, it was pounced upon by the critics, who found it a picture-postcard view of revolution, a love story balanced uneasily atop a painstaking reconstruction of Russia. Lean was known for his elaborate sets, his infinite patience with nature and climates, and his ...
