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Doctor Zhivago, 1965

Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie

Directed by: David Lean

Written by: Boris Pasternak

Language: English, Russian

Country: USA

Runtime: 197 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.0

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The mood of Doctor Zhivago is contemplative, captivating, and exciting. The plot centers around a revolution, political unrest, and rebellion. It is a drama, romance, and period movie. Stylistically, Doctor Zhivago is nonlinear and is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Doctor Zhivago is set in Russia. It happens during World War 1, in the 1920s, and in the 1930s. It is based on a book. Doctor Zhivago is known for being a classic, an Oscar winner, and a blockbuster.

Summary of Doctor Zhivago

David Lean's Doctor Zhivago is an exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif). As the political landscape changes, and the Czarist regime comes to an end, Dr. Zhivago's relationships reflect the political turmoil raging about him. Though he is married, the vagaries of war lead him to begin a love affair with the beautiful Lara (Julie Christie). But he cannot escape the machinations of a band of selfish and cruel characters: General Strelnikov (Tom Courtenay), a Bolshevik General; Komarovsky (Rod Steiger), Lara's former lover; and Yevgraf (Alec Guinness), Zhivago's sinister half-brother. This epic, sweeping romance, told in flashback, captures the lushness of Moscow before the war and the violent social upheaval that followed. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak.

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Language:	English, Russian
Country:	USA
Release date:	22 December 1965
Runtime:	197 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Robert Bolt for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 1965 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Art Direction at the 1965 Academy Awards

Terence Marsh for Best Art Direction at the 1965 Academy Awards

Freddie Young for Best Cinematography at the 1965 Academy Awards

Awarded Best Costume Design at the 1965 Academy Awards

Maurice Jarre for Best Original Score at the 1965 Academy Awards

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Omar Sharif

as Dr. Yuri Zhivago

Julie Christie

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The cinematograpy was fantastic, years ahead of its time. That still couldn't make me care about the characters or the plot that often forgot to move forward for periods of time that seemed like hours. This movie was described to me as a very... Read and rate it

28.August.2010
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by: Sean
Sean rated this movie0/10

I really wanted to like this film but there were multiple factors which led to my ultimate dislike of it. For one, it just seemed to meander. I would have liked that it focused more on the Bolshevik revolution or more on the love story (either/or).... Read and rate it

14.November.2009
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by: MrTangent
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