Boris Pasternak's story of a poet/doctor (Omar Sharif), his wife (Geraldine Chaplin) and his lover (Julie... (Learn more)
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Starring: Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif). In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes (plus intermission). Zhivago is married to Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin), but carries on an affair with Lara (Julie Christie), who has been raped by ruthless politician Komarovsky (Rod Steiger). Meanwhile, Zhivago's half-brother Yevgraf (Alec Guinness) and the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikoff (Tom Courteney) represent the "good" and "bad" elements of the Bolshevik revolution. Composer Maurice Jarre received one of Doctor Zhivago's five Oscars, with the others going to screenwriter Robert Bolt, cinematographer Freddie Young, art directors John Box and Terry Marsh, set decorator Dario Simoni, and costumer Phyllis Dalton. The best picture Oscar, however, went to The Sound of Music. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
11/30/65
MPAA Rating
Rated PG
Running Time
197 mins.
Locations
- Canada
- Finland
- Spain
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$87,086
Awards
- Winner of the Best Color Art Direction award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Color Costume Design award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a New Star of the Year - Female award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Color Cinematography award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Film - Any Source award at the 1966 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the 100 Greatest American Movies award at the 1998 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Drama award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1965 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 1965 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 1965 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 1965 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- MGM
- MGM Distribution Company
- MGM Home Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
