Doctor Zhivago (1965)

  • PG-13
  • 12/22/1965 (US)
  • 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 Lean

Director

Robert Bolt

Screenplay

Boris Pasternak

Novel

Cast

Omar Sharif's headshot

Omar Sharif

Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Julie Christie's headshot

Julie Christie

Lara Antipova
Geraldine Chaplin's headshot

Geraldine Chaplin

Tonya Gromeko
Rod Steiger's headshot

Rod Steiger

Viktor Komarovsky
Alec Guinness's headshot

Alec Guinness

Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Tom Courtenay's headshot

Tom Courtenay

Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Siobhán McKenna's headshot

Siobhán McKenna

Anna
Ralph Richardson's headshot

Ralph Richardson

Alexander Gromeko

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