Doctor Zhivago (2002) (TV)

Director:

Giacomo Campiotti

Writers:

Boris Pasternak (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 November 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Female Nudity | Russia | Obsessive Love | Bare Breasts

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Sam MacLintock	...	Little Yury
Keira Knightley	...	Lara Antipova (neé Guishar)
Bill Paterson	...	Alexander Gromyko
Celia Imrie	...	Anna Gromyko
Sam Neill	...	Victor Komarovsky
Daniella Byrne	...	Little Tonya
Nick Stewart	...	Orthodox Priest
Hans Matheson	...	Yury Zhivago
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Tonya Gromyko Zhivago
Jeremy Clyde	...	Professor
Daniele Liotti	...	Misha Gordon
Anne-Marie Duff	...	Olya Demina
Maryam d'Abo	...	Amalia Guishar
Robert Orr	...	Agitator
Kris Marshall	...	Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Karel Dobrý	...	Mayakovsky
David Fisher	...	Blok
Hugh Bonneville	...	Andrey Zhivago
John Comer	...	Bolshevik Infiltrator
Honza Klimer	...	Convoy Officer
Sylvia Syms	...	Madame Fleury
Jan Travnicek	...	Sasha Zhivago
Jan Unger	...	Vassya
Vojtech Rohlícek	...	Vassya
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Remaining Villager (as Phil Lenkowsky)
Rudolf Pellar	...	Mikulytsin (as Rudolph Pellar)
Anna Rust	...	Katya
Pavel Kríz	...	Palyk
Rick Warden	...	Liberius
Stuart Penn	...	Mutilated Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zuzana Hodkova	...	Wedding Guest
Gregg Sulkin	...	Seryozha
James Babson	...	Distraught Father (uncredited)
Roger Denesha	...	Dragoon Officer (uncredited)
Ryan James	...	Physician (uncredited)
Ivo Novák	...	Lieutenant (uncredited)

Directed by
Giacomo Campiotti

Writing credits
Boris Pasternak		(novel)
Andrew Davies		(screenplay)

Produced by
Giovanna Arata	....	executive producer: Evision
Alison Barnett	....	line producer
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH
Andy Harries	....	executive producer
Anne Pivcevic	....	producer
Hugh Warren	....	producer

Original Music by
Ludovico Einaudi

Cinematography by
Blasco Giurato

Film Editing by
Joe Walker

Casting by
James Bain
John Hubbard
Cornelia von Braun

Production Design by
Maria Djurkovic

Art Direction by
John Hill
Martin Maly

Set Decoration by
Philippa Hart
Tatiana Macdonald		(as Tatiana Lund)

Costume Design by
Annie Symons

Makeup Department
Fae Hammond	....	makeup designer
Ivana Nemec	....	hair stylist (as Ivana Nemcova)
Ivana Nemec	....	makeup artist (as Ivana Nemcova)
Ruzena Novotna	....	hair stylist
Ruzena Novotna	....	makeup artist
Lisa Pickering	....	hair stylist
Lisa Pickering	....	makeup artist
Milan Vlcek	....	hair stylist
Milan Vlcek	....	makeup artist
Noriko Watanabe	....	personal hair stylist: Sam Neill
Noriko Watanabe	....	personal makeup artist: Sam Neill
Brian Best	....	prosthetic makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Pavel Nový	....	production manager
Zbynek Pippal	....	unit manager
Shelley Powell	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roman Fara	....	second assistant director
Nick Heckstall-Smith	....	first assistant director
Petr Samec	....	first assistant director
George Walker	....	second assistant director
Jakub Eliasek	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Christine Buttner	....	graphic designer
Jaroslav Cesal	....	property master
Bruno de Santa	....	set dressing supervisor
Joanna Foley	....	stand-by art director
Jiri Hybes	....	props
Marketa Korinková	....	assistant art director
Paolo Morales	....	storyboard artist
Pavel Tatar	....	draftsman
Radan Kapinos	....	stand-by prop man (uncredited)

Sound Department
Terry Brown	....	sound effects editor
Hugh Johnson	....	dubbing mixer
Khama Matiti	....	sound recordist
Andre Schmidt	....	adr editor
Bruce Wills	....	sound recordist
Steve Wright	....	boom operator
Hilary Wyatt	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Jirí Vojtech	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Robin Beard	....	digital effects artist
Simon Carr	....	visual effects supervisor
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Viv Jim	....	digital compositor: Men From Mars
Ian Murphy	....	digital compositor: Men From Mars

Stunts
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Marek Jelinek	....	stunts
Pavel Myslik	....	stunt coordinator
Jiri Simberský	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Dori	....	best boy
Alberto Emidi	....	key grip
Richard Fisher	....	electrician
Michal Krbecek	....	second assistant camera
Ivan Ksandr	....	electrician
Fabio Lanciotti	....	focus puller
Petr Machacek	....	focus puller: second unit
Filip Majer	....	focus puller
Jan Malír	....	director of photography: second unit
Fernando Massaccesi	....	gaffer
Zdenek Mrkvicka	....	assistant camera
Chris Plevin	....	camera operator
Flaviano Ricci	....	dolly grip
Jaromir Simek	....	best boy
Martin Tocka	....	Steadicam operator
Miroslav Vojkuvka	....	key grip

Casting Department
James Bain	....	casting: Granada
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Czech Republic
John Hubbard	....	casting: UK
Cornelia von Braun	....	casting: Germany

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martina Fialová	....	wardrobe assistant
Jana Hohnova	....	seamstress
Sharon Long	....	assistant costume designer
Jirina Svancarova	....	seamstress
Iveta Trmalova	....	costume supervisor
Eva Vacková	....	wardrobe assistant
Sarka Zazvorkova	....	wardrobe assistant
Alice Kheilova	....	costume interpreter (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	telecine colorist
Scott Hinchcliffe	....	on-line editor
Blanka Kulová	....	assistant editor
Simon Reglar	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator
Claudio Messina	....	music producer
Davide Settembrino	....	music consultant
Paola Vanoni	....	music licensing
Paola Vanoni	....	music production delegate

Transportation Department
Vaclav Mottl	....	transportation coordinator
Tony Vizina	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Evie Bergson	....	assistant to director
Branka Cetina	....	accommodation coordinator
Nicky Coats	....	production accountant: UK
Tina Falcone	....	assistant accountant
Kerry Gill-Pryde	....	assistant: Anne Pivcevic
Romana Hajkova	....	horse master
Emi Hongo	....	assistant coordinator
Colleen Hughes	....	production coordinator: UK
Fred Inglis	....	historical advisor (as Prof. Fred Inglis)
Lenka Jandová	....	production accountant: Czech Republic
Barbora Jurkovicova	....	location manager
Olina Kudrnova	....	production secretary
Susy Liddell	....	production executive
Maria Liljefors	....	head of principal makes
Phoebe Masters	....	production assistant
Matej Matuska	....	production assistant
Anna Maria Morelli	....	script editor: Evision
Sara Murray	....	script editor
Caroline O'Reilly	....	script supervisor
Tomas Pavlacky	....	interpreter
Vitek Plch	....	location manager
Katerina Popelova	....	production coordinator: Czech Republic (as Katerina Pokorova)
Gill Shorter	....	head of business affairs
Anne Marie Speed	....	dialogue coach
Roman Janecka	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Ian Madison	....	executive associate: Sam Neill (uncredited)

Production Companies

• E-Vision
• Epsilon TV Production
• Granada Productions
• Granada Television
• WGBH

Distributors

• Acorn Media Group (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Elephant Films (2005) (France) (all media)
• Independent Television (ITV) (2002) (UK) (TV)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• NHK (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Special Effects

• Flash Barrandov (snow effects)
• Men From Mars (cgi effects)

Other Companies

• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• CNSO Studios  Czech National Symphony Orchestra, recording studio
• Coach House Studios  location avid editing, Prague
• Czech Anglo Productions  production services: Czech Republic

Also Known As:

Runtime:

226 min (3 parts)

Country:

UK | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

E-Vision

Trivia:

[Cameo] In the first scene of episode 2, Director Giacomo Campiotti is sitting next to Yury on the train, smoking a cigarette.

Quotes:

Stelnikov/Pasha:But what does that matter? The private life, love, and so on, it's all dead and gone now, don't you agree? We have more important things to do. In any case, it was a way to delusion.
Yuri:It's the only thing that makes life worth living.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Story of the Costume Drama: Picture Perfect (#1.4)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Korobochka

Exceptional acting by one veteran and three "unknowns"

I've never seen the original Dr Zhivago movie, so I won't be comparing one to the other. I just want to say that I loved this, and that everything about it was excellent, in particular the acting.

Hans Matheson from Les Miserables and Still Crazy was very impressive as Yury Zhivago, a young man torn between his loving wife - whose family raised him - and Lara - the war nurse he has fallen for. Matheson handles the role very well, and ages well from Zhivago's youth to his older years.

Sam Neill, as usual, is perfect as Komarovsky, Lara's evil seducer, and the man who drove Yury's father to suicide. He plays the villain of the piece like the pro he is. You'll love to hate him.

The real surprise in this series was Kiera Knightley as Lara. Taking on a role like this, made famous by Julie Christie, at only 17 was frowned upon by several people, but this teenager has proven that she is more than capable. In fact, she is one of the best things about this, entirely believable as Lara, both young and old, handling some of the more "embarrassing" scenes with maturity and professionalism. It's hard to believe that the actors who play her children aren't much more than ten years younger than herself! I thought she was impressive in The Hole and Bend it Like Beckham, but this is - in my opinion - her best performance to date.

Another shock came from Kris Marshall - best known for his role as the dopey son in My Family. He shines in this as the idealistic young revolutionary who pines after Lara, to her husband, insanely jealous of Komorovsky, to the ruthless revolutionary leader. There is far more to this guy than meets the eye.

All the supporting characters and their actors - Alexandra Maria Lara (Tonya), and Hugh Bonneville (Zhivago's father) to name a few - are all good in their roles as well.

If this is ever on TV again, in whatever country, I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. A definite 10/10.