Doctor Zhivago 

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is about to get ... See full summary »

Stars:

Keira Knightley, Sam Neill, Hans Matheson

5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sam Neill	...	Victor Komarovsky 2 episodes, 2002
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Tonya Gromyko Zhivago 2 episodes, 2002
Sam MacLintock	...	Little Yury 2 episodes, 2002
Daniella Byrne	...	Little Tonya 2 episodes, 2002
Nick Stewart	...	Orthodox Priest 2 episodes, 2002
Jeremy Clyde	...	Professor 2 episodes, 2002
Daniele Liotti	...	Misha Gordon 2 episodes, 2002
Anne-Marie Duff	...	Olya Demina 2 episodes, 2002
Maryam d'Abo	...	Amalia Guishar 2 episodes, 2002
Robert Orr	...	Agitator 2 episodes, 2002
Kris Marshall	...	Pasha Antipov / ... 2 episodes, 2002
Karel Dobrý	...	Mayakovsky 2 episodes, 2002
David Fisher	...	Blok 2 episodes, 2002
Hugh Bonneville	...	Andrey Zhivago 2 episodes, 2002
John Comer	...	Bolshevik Infiltrator 2 episodes, 2002
Honza Klimer	...	Convoy Officer 2 episodes, 2002
Sylvia Syms	...	Madame Fleury 2 episodes, 2002
Jan Travnicek	...	Sasha Zhivago 2 episodes, 2002
Jan Unger	...	Vassya 2 episodes, 2002
Vojtech Rohlícek	...	Vassya 2 episodes, 2002
Philip Lenkowsky	...	Remaining Villager 2 episodes, 2002
Rudolf Pellar	...	Mikulytsin 2 episodes, 2002
Anna Rust	...	Katya 2 episodes, 2002
Pavel Kríz	...	Palyk 2 episodes, 2002
Rick Warden	...	Liberius 2 episodes, 2002
Stuart Penn	...	Mutilated Man 2 episodes, 2002
Celia Imrie	...	Anna Gromyko 2 episodes, 2002
Keira Knightley	...	Lara Antipova 2 episodes, 2002
Hans Matheson	...	Yury Zhivago 2 episodes, 2002
Bill Paterson	...	Alexander Gromyko 2 episodes, 2002

Storyline

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is about to get married to another when he first lays eyes on Lara. Their love story is unfolding against the backdrop of revolution which affects the doctor's career, his family, and his love to Lara.

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | sexual abuse | forbidden love | infidelity | russia | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official PBS/Masterpiece Theatre Web site

Country:

UK Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doctor Zhivago

Filming Locations:

Praha hlavni nadrazi, Wilsonova, Prague, Czech Republic

Company Credits

Production Co:

E-Vision, Epsilon TV Production, Granada Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

226 min (3 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ioan Gruffudd was originally offered the role of Doctor Yuri Zhivago, but he turned it down.

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Quotes

Tonya: [voiceover] My dear Yury, it feels so strange to be writing this to you, not knowing whether you are dead or alive. Do you know that we have a little daughter? We have christened her Masha, in memory of your mother. Yury, we are being deported. My father has fallen out of favor. I don't know whether they will let you come, too, or if you want to come or even if you are alive. But I must believe you are and hope that you receive this and come to find us one day. God keep you. I must stop. They ...

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Connections

Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: Affairs of the Heart (2008)

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Soundtracks

Korobochka
Russian traditional
At the wedding party of Zhivago and Tonya

User Reviews

a perfect Zhivago

I watched this movie on accident actually, sending someone else to rent "Dr. Zhivago" for me, and he returned with this mini-series, I of course intending the 1967 classic which I love. I gamely watched the re-make anyway and was absolutely thrilled! This version actually had dialog! I hadn't realized how much an actual plot line or character development had been missing from the old one, but I was amazed at how well these characters were developed, lovingly acted and portrayed, and while I have not read the book, it appeared to be a good adaptation. Hans Matheson was a much better Zhivago than Omar Shariff, though I didn't think I would ever find myself saying so, and all the other characters were well-cast. The only disappointment to me was Sam Neill, who is one of my favorite actors. While his performance was solid, I didn't feel that he brought anything extra to Kamarovsky. Even if you love the classic, as I do, give this one a chance.