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Doctor Zhivago

  • 19651965
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 3h 17m
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7.9/10
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Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
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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 Rev... Read allThe 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
76K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,038
155
  • Director
    • David Lean
  • Writers
    • Boris Pasternak(from the novel by)
    • Robert Bolt(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Omar Sharif
    • Julie Christie
    • Geraldine Chaplin
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Lean
  • Writers
    • Boris Pasternak(from the novel by)
    • Robert Bolt(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Omar Sharif
    • Julie Christie
    • Geraldine Chaplin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 327User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 21 wins & 13 nominations total

    Videos2

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 3:41
    Theatrical Trailer
    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:16
    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup

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    Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Geraldine Chaplin, Omar Sharif, and Ralph Richardson in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Julie Christie and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Julie Christie and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Geraldine Chaplin and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Alec Guinness and Rita Tushingham in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Geraldine Chaplin, Omar Sharif, and Ralph Richardson in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Julie Christie and Tom Courtenay in Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    Julie Christie and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)

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    Omar Sharif
    Omar Sharif
    • Yurias Yuri
    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Laraas Lara
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Tonyaas Tonya
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Komarovskyas Komarovsky
    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • Yevgrafas Yevgraf
    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Pashaas Pasha
    Siobhan McKenna
    Siobhan McKenna
    • Annaas Anna
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Alexanderas Alexander
    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • The Girlas The Girl
    Jeffrey Rockland
    • Sashaas Sasha
    Tarek Sharif
    • Yuri at 8 Years Oldas Yuri at 8 Years Old
    Bernard Kay
    Bernard Kay
    • The Bolshevikas The Bolshevik
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Kostoyedas Kostoyed
    Gérard Tichy
    Gérard Tichy
    • Liberiusas Liberius
    • (as Gerard Tichy)
    Noel Willman
    Noel Willman
    • Razinas Razin
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Medical Professoras Medical Professor
    Adrienne Corri
    Adrienne Corri
    • Ameliaas Amelia
    Jack MacGowran
    Jack MacGowran
    • Petyaas Petya
    • Director
      • David Lean
    • Writers
      • Boris Pasternak(from the novel by)
      • Robert Bolt(screenplay by)
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    • Trivia
      This movie was shot in Spain during the regime of General Francisco Franco. One day, while filming the scene with the crowd chanting the Marxist theme (at 3:00 a.m.), police showed up on set thinking a real revolution was taking place and insisted on staying until the scene was finished. The secret police supposedly surveyed the crowd as the extras sang the Internationale for a protest scene, so many extras pretended they didn't know the words. (Of course, the extras had been rehearsed in singing the Internationale before the scene was shot.) Meanwhile, residents who lived nearby had awoken to the singing of the Internationale and mistakenly concluded that Franco had died (or been overthrown). Some residents even popped champagne bottles at the mistaken rumor.
    • Goofs
      The little girl who plays Tonya at Yuri's mothers funeral starts to cross herself in the Roman Catholic manner, but quickly corrects herself and finishes in the Russian Orthodox style.
    • Quotes

      Komarovski: Lara, I am determined to save you from a dreadful error. There are two kinds of men, and only two, and that young man is one kind. He is high-minded. He is pure. He is the kind of man that the world pretends to look up to and in fact despises. He is the kind of man who breeds unhappiness; particularly in women. Now, do you understand?

      Lara: No.

      Komarovski: I think you do. There's another kind. Not high-minded. Not pure. But alive. Now that your taste at this time should incline towards the juvenile is understandable. But for you to marry that boy would be a disaster. Because there's two kinds of women...

      [Lara covers her ears, he forces her arms down]

      Komarovski: There are two kinds of women and you - as we well know - are not the first kind.

      [Lara slaps him, he slaps her back]

      Komarovski: You, my dear, are a slut.

      Lara: I am not!

      Komarovski: We'll see.

    • Alternate versions
      When it was first released, the film originally ran 197 minutes. Early in its run, David Lean and editor Norman Savage shortened it to 180 minutes; this version was in circulation for years. By the mid-1990s, the uncut version was restored.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Prelude in G minor, Op.23-5
      (1901) (uncredited)
      Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

    User reviews327

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    8/10
    There are some things that we just can't get over.
    Omar Sharif remains indelibly associated with Dr. Yuri Zhivago, a Russian physician-poet who participates in the Bolshevik Revolution, only to have political history affect him against his will. Julie Christie is beautiful as ever as Lara Antipova, Zhivago's true love.

    "Doctor Zhivago" certainly pulled off a coup by showing the conditions that led to the revolution: the czar's despotic rule, the crushing poverty, and forced conscription (especially since the generals cared nothing about the men under their command). Then, of course, the Russian people thought that they would have a workers' society, but it didn't turn out that way. The theme song "Lara's Theme" kept the movie going every step of the way. Maybe not the greatest historical drama of all time, but this is a movie that I recommend to everyone.
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    • lee_eisenberg
    • Jul 25, 2005

    FAQ19

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1965 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Doktor Živago
    • Filming locations
      • Morley Flats, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Carlo Ponti Production
      • Sostar S.A.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $111,721,910
    • Gross worldwide
      • $111,922,142
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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