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. In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes. Zhivago is married to Tonya, but carries on an affair with Lara, who has been raped by ruthless politician Komarovsky. Meanwhile, Zhivago's half-brother Yevgraf and the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikoff represent the "good" and "bad" elements of the Bolshevik revolution.
USA / Italy / UK 1965
In cinema 5/21/2026
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
MS14
Genre
Historical drama
Director
David Lean
Run time
3h 20min
Cast
Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay, Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski
Genre
Historical drama
Director
David Lean
Run time
3h 20min
Cast
Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay, Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski
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. In the tradition of Russian novels, a multitude of characters and subplots intertwine within the film's 197 minutes. Zhivago is married to Tonya, but carries on an affair with Lara, who has been raped by ruthless politician Komarovsky. Meanwhile, Zhivago's half-brother Yevgraf and the mysterious, revenge-seeking Strelnikoff represent the "good" and "bad" elements of the Bolshevik revolution.
USA / Italy / UK 1965
USA / Italy / UK 1965
Info
Rating
Under 14 Not Recommended
Production year
1965
Global distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Local distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
In cinema
5/21/2026