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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.

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ProducerCarlo Ponti

EAN5051892130189

eBay Product ID (ePID)168133001

Product Key Features

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

Film/TV TitleDoctor Zhivago

DirectorDavid Lean

LanguageEnglish

Run Time192 Mins

Release Year2013

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesUltra-Violet Digital Copy (Expires 15/04/2015)

GenreDrama, Romantic

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificatePG

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerMaurice Jarre

Special EffectsEddie Fowlie

Art DirectorTerence Marsh

Costume DesignerPhyllis Dalton

Set DesignerDario Simoni

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Consumer AdviceContains mild war violence, sex references and language

Production DesignerJohn Box

AwardsBest Screenplay Based On Material Previously Produced Or Published 1966 - Robert Bolt

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.

ReviewsTotal Film - Breathtaking

ScreenwriterRobert Bolt

AuthorBoris Pasternak

CinematographerFreddie Young

EditorNorman Savage

Movie/TV TitleDoctor Zhivago