epic,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,dramatic,condescending,melodramatic

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Poster for Doctor Zhivago

Turbulent were the times and fiery was the love story of Zhivago, his wife and the passionate, tender Lara.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
David Lean
  • Profile picture of Omar Sharif
    Dr. Yuri Zhivago Omar Sharif
  • Profile picture of Julie Christie
    Lara Antipova Julie Christie
  • Profile picture of Geraldine Chaplin
    Tonya Gromeko Geraldine Chaplin
  • Profile picture of Rod Steiger
    Viktor Komarovsky Rod Steiger
  • Profile picture of Alec Guinness
    Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago Alec Guinness
  • Profile picture of Tom Courtenay
    Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov Tom Courtenay
  • Profile picture of Siobhán McKenna
    Anna Siobhán McKenna
  • Profile picture of Ralph Richardson
    Alexander Gromeko Ralph Richardson

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Keywords

  • epic
  • 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
  • dramatic
  • condescending
  • melodramatic