7.6
“A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution”
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
December 22, 19653h 20mEN
7.5
1.3K votes
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.
Director
David LeanWriters
Where to Watch
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Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
$11.0M
Revenue
$111.9M
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerCarlo Ponti Production
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7.0David Lean has assembled an excellent cast and together with Maurice Jarre's memorable score and some sweeping cinematography from Freddie Young does considerable justice to the lengthy Pasternak tale of "Yuri" - a Russian physician (Omar Sharif). Alec Guinness, now a General in the Soviet army, takes on the mantle of narrator - using the expertly innocent Rita Tushingham as the conduit for the flashbacks - and gradually we discover that it's all a bit internecine at the start. "Yuri" falls in love with the enigmatic "Lara" (Julie Christie) who just happens to be the love interest for "Komarov…
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