Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Cast

Alec Guinness
as Yevgraf
Julie Christie
as Lara
Ingrid Pitt
as Extra
Geraldine Chaplin
as Tonya

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Genres & Description

Action Drama History Romance War

8.0 / 10

During the Russian Revolution, Yuri Zhivago, is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide. Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar, who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky, an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites.

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Comments on this trailer
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Chris Pratt

where is the balalaika tune? - @Friday, November 23, 2018 6:33 AM

L W

The first time I watched this I thought it was okay, but kind of long and lacking energy. The two lead characters passive and drab, the score forgettable, the sequences too long and the colour palette ugly. Rewatching it more times though I've grown to like this film a fair bit. Firstly the poetic understated performance of the character Yuri I really like now. He's a gentle soul in a violent world. A good man living through horrible times. The central tragedy of the film is that Yuri sympathized with the revolution and believed in equality for all, that's why when the revolution goes all wrong it breaks his heart - @Monday, November 12, 2018 7:46 PM

Lee W

I love how the battle scenes all take place is bright beautiful locations, even the one where the Reds realize they've shot a load of child soldiers. In contrast all the love scenes take place in drab dull settings. It's great because it totally subverts the usual cinematic cliches that the weather needs to match the mood. - @Saturday, November 10, 2018 11:46 AM

Eric Beaulieu

A major classic,deeply Love that movie. - @Wednesday, October 10, 2018 9:49 PM

Benjamin Rood

The personal life is dead in Russia. - @Monday, June 11, 2018 11:21 AM

Terry Licia

WHY ISN'T THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ON THIS????? - @Monday, May 28, 2018 1:59 PM

KaraCarsafliGelin

Without original soundtrack ....? - @Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:00 AM

tony bennett

No masterpiece, this for me. The strange mixture of accents caused by some rather wayward casting didn't help, but worse for me was the over romanticising of what was really a very tough story, which in turn lead to his worst film, Ryan's Daughter, the seeds of which can be seen here. I liked it rather more the second time I saw it, as I could concentrate more on the key poltical events rather than the rather soppy love story, but it's still not a good Lean. The novel deserved better. - @Friday, July 28, 2017 10:25 PM

Anfernee Alel

This film is a self-portrait of Pasternak himeself.Little man born in the time of disturbant revolution,unable to stand clearly at any situation but still kept his independent until swallowed by historical torrent. - @Friday, November 4, 2016 8:13 AM

1234lavallee1

one of my all time favorite movies,my only disappointment with the film was not playing up the role of Tonya played by the lovely Geraldine Chaplin who becomes his wife,she was important to his childhood developement,it was she who encouraged him to become a doctor and she was completely devoted to him as he was to her,not that I'm setting aside Lara(Julie Christie's role) its just both women were important to him an Tonya's role should have been equally shown. - @Wednesday, October 26, 2016 2:39 AM

Walter Taljaard

Along with ''Cold Mountian'' one of the very few movies I like. - @Friday, October 7, 2016 10:05 PM

Renan C. Maia

One of the best films ever made!! - @Saturday, September 3, 2016 7:47 PM

rfitzie1

One of my Alltime fave Movies... - @Monday, December 28, 2015 2:40 PM

gldnkdd1

What's the name of the music playing in this trailer? - @Thursday, December 3, 2015 1:22 PM

Jay B

I saw this film for the first time at the Bradford film festival in 1999 on a large anamorphic screen and what an experience it was. If you have never seen this film before, your very lucky and it needs to be seen on the big screen. - @Tuesday, October 27, 2015 6:21 PM

Jay B

John Brune

Great contemporary treatment to help promote an old classic. Brilliant because the original music would only work in the movie - @Thursday, October 22, 2015 2:26 AM

Cat. Tang

Omar 😢😢😢😢 - @Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:25 PM

Josias Filho

tremendo filme. não merecia essa música de trailer, chata, igual a todas. - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:35 PM

Non-apolagetic Cinema

If I only lived in the UK. One of the greatest films ever made. My favorite Lean. I watch this one again and again and, with every viewing, it blows me away just as much as it did the first time. - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 9:29 PM

lexmax08

I hope it comes to the States. Great film. - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 6:10 PM

blue

Genius a word used loosely in the world of cinema but Lean truly was the best.. - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 4:16 PM

Nigel Fowler Sutton

One of my favourite all time films. But I agree with the other comments, the soundtrack should have been the original........ - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 1:25 PM

Gorka Gorkas

I am sorry to say I don't like the new trailer: the epic in crescendo music puts me off and frankly, I have the feeling I am going to see a new Star Trek film (believe me: listen to it without looking at the screen). - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:38 PM

Tom Evans

Fantastic! - @Tuesday, October 20, 2015 12:07 PM