DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
Ten nominations and five Oscar® wins for David Lean's adaptation of the Boris Pasternak classic recounting the time before, during and after the Russian Revolution, as experienced by the soulful doctor/poet of the title (Omar Sharif) and recounted later by his Soviet army officer half-brother (Alec Guinness). Zhivago navigates a difficult love triangle between his aristocratic wife (Geraldine Chaplin) and new love (Julie Christie), a nurse who has suffered heartbreak as the former lover of a self-righteous revolutionary (Tom Courtenay) and dishonor at the hands of a politician/rapist (Rod Steiger). DIR David Lean; SCR Robert Bolt, from the novel by Boris Pasternak; PROD Carlo Ponti. UK, 1965, color, 210 min. including 10 min. intermission. In English and Russian with English subtitles. RATED PG-13
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Run Time: 210 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, September 06, 2024
Genre: War drama
