Doctor Zhivago
1965 · Movie · PG-13 · 200 min · ★ 7.6 · 76% critics
A Russian doctor and poet tries to hold onto love and ideals as war and revolution reshape his country. Though committed to a stable home life, he’s drawn into a complicated romance that tests loyalty, duty, and survival amid sweeping political upheaval and personal hardship.
Based on Doctor Zhivago
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Details
- Years
- 1965
- Release date
- 1965-12-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 200 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,272 votes)
- Box office
- $111,700,000
- Budget
- $15,000,000
About
If you enjoy grand, old-fashioned historical romances with big emotions and turbulent backdrops, this may land well, especially if you like Lawrence of Arabia; Not for you if you want a tight, fast-moving story.
Pros: sweeping romantic epic; memorable music; impressive scale | Cons: very long runtime; uneven pacing; romance may feel distant
Themes
- daughter
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- nurse
- world war i
- suicide attempt
- loss of loved one
- forbidden love
- stepparents
- russian revolution (1917)
- 1910s
- condescending
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Silver nugget — the best foreign film · 1967
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1966
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1966
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1966
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1966
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- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1966
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1966
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1966
- Grammy Award — Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media · 1966
- Golden Globe Award — Best Motion Picture – Drama · 1965
- Golden Globe Award — Best Screenplay · 1965
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1965
- Golden Globe Award — Best Director · 1965
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1965
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Color · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Color · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Color · 1966 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1966 · nominated
Cast & crew
Omar Sharif
as Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Julie Christie
as Lara Antipova
Geraldine Chaplin
as Tonya Gromeko
Rod Steiger
as Viktor Komarovsky
Alec Guinness
as Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Tom Courtenay
as Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Siobhán McKenna
as Anna
Ralph Richardson
as Alexander Gromeko
Rita Tushingham
as The Girl
Adrienne Corri
as Amelia
Directed by David Lean