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Doctor Zhivago

  • 1965
  • Approved
  • 3h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
85K
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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.

  • Director
    • David Lean
  • Writers
    • Boris Pasternak
    • Robert Bolt
  • Stars
    • Omar Sharif
    • Julie Christie
    • Geraldine Chaplin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    85K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,058
    595
    • Director
      • David Lean
    • Writers
      • Boris Pasternak
      • Robert Bolt
    • Stars
      • Omar Sharif
      • Julie Christie
      • Geraldine Chaplin
    • 372User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 5 Oscars
      • 21 wins & 13 nominations total

    Videos8

    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 3:41
    Theatrical Trailer
    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup
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    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup
    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup
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    Doctor Zhivago | Anniversary Mashup
    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Protest
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    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Protest
    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Experience
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    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Experience
    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Good Comrade
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    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: Good Comrade
    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: War
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    Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition: War

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    Omar Sharif
    Omar Sharif
    • Yuri
    Julie Christie
    Julie Christie
    • Lara
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Tonya
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Komarovsky
    Alec Guinness
    Alec Guinness
    • Yevgraf
    Tom Courtenay
    Tom Courtenay
    • Pasha
    Siobhan McKenna
    Siobhan McKenna
    • Anna
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Alexander
    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • The Girl
    Jeffrey Rockland
    • Sasha
    Tarek Sharif
    • Yuri at 8 Years Old
    Bernard Kay
    Bernard Kay
    • The Bolshevik
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Kostoyed
    Gérard Tichy
    Gérard Tichy
    • Liberius
    • (as Gerard Tichy)
    Noel Willman
    Noel Willman
    • Razin
    Geoffrey Keen
    Geoffrey Keen
    • Medical Professor
    Adrienne Corri
    Adrienne Corri
    • Amelia
    Jack MacGowran
    Jack MacGowran
    • Petya
    • Director
      • David Lean
    • Writers
      • Boris Pasternak
      • Robert Bolt
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This movie wasn't shown in Russia until 1994.
    • Goofs
      The little girl who plays Tonya at Yuri's mother's 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 reviews372

    Featured review
    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.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Jul 24, 2005
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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(Frozen house longshots)
    • 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
      • $111,929,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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

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