Doctor Zhivago (1965) - David Lean | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie
Directed by David Lean
Release Date - Dec 31, 1965 | Run Time - 200 min. | Countries - United States of America | MPAA Rating - PG
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Doctor Zhivago 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. The film stars Omar Sharif in the title role as Yuri Zhivago, a married physician and poet whose life is altered by the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and Julie Christie as his lover Lara Antipova. Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Siobhán McKenna, and Rita Tushingham play supporting roles.
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Bfi, British, Epic, Film Based On A Novel, Literary, Love Triangle, Nurse, Russian Revolution, Transformation, Zhivago
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Based On: Doctor Zhivago
Filming Location: Finland, Guadix, Helsinki, Joensuu, Madrid, Spain
Narrative Location: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Subject: war
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David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
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Doctor Zhivago
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Doktor Živago
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Zimtor the Unspongeable.
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Доктор Живаго
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