Doctor Zhivago (1965) | reviewed by: Scott Crick | February 12, 2012
plot
acting
sound
visuals
entertainment value
verdict
Hailed as a masterpiece, this film is compelling, beautiful, and wonderfully acted. Long enough you may need two sessions to see it all.
genre Drama | History | Romance
synopsis Doctor Zhivago is the filmed adapation of the Russian novel by Boris Pasternak from director David Lean that was an international success and today deemed a classic. Omar Sharif and Julie Kristie play two protagonists who in fact love each other yet because of their current situation cannot find a way be together.
lead actors Omar Sharif | Julie Christie | Geraldine Chaplin | Rod Steiger | Alec Guinness | Tom Courtenay | Siobhan McKenna | Ralph Richardson | GĂ©rard Tichy | Noel Willman | Jack MacGowran | Mark Eden | Erik Chitty | Klaus Kinski
director David Lean