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A story of love and romance told against the flaming background of the Russian Revolution. Zhivago is a poet, surgeon, husband and lover struggling for survival. Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak.Product Identifiers
ProducerCarlo Ponti
EAN7321905650811
eBay Product ID (ePID)72600067
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleDoctor Zhivago
ActorGeraldine Chaplin, Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger, Klaus Kinski, Noel Willman, Adrienne Corri, Omar Sharif, Siobhan Mckenna, Tom Courtenay, Geoffrey Keen, Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Julie Christie
DirectorDavid Lean
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2009
GenreDrama, Romantic
Run Time200 Mins
Additional Product Features
CertificatePG
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Art DirectorTerence Marsh
Costume DesignerPhyllis Dalton
Set DesignerDario Simoni
Production DesignerJohn Box
ReviewsTotal Film - Breathtaking
AuthorBoris Pasternak
Special EffectsEddie Fowlie
Additional InformationDavid Lean's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO is an exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif). As the political landscape changes, and the Czarist regime comes to an end, Dr. Zhivago's relationships reflect the political turmoil raging about him. Though he is married, the vagaries of war lead him to begin a love affair with the beautiful Lara (Julie Christie). But he cannot escape the machinations of a band of selfish and cruel characters: Strelnikov (Tom Courtenay), a Bolshevik General; Komarovsky (Rod Steiger), Lara's former lover; and Yevgraf (Alec Guinness), Zhivago's sinister half-brother. This epic, sweeping romance--told in flashback--captures the lushness of Moscow before the war and the violent social upheaval that followed. The film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak.
Movie/TV TitleDoctor Zhivago
ComposerMaurice Jarre
Sound sourceDolby Digital
AwardsBest Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1966 - Robert Bolt
ScreenwriterRobert Bolt
CinematographerFreddie Young
EditorNorman Savage