David Lean has assembled an excellent cast and together with Maurice Jarre's memorable score and some sweeping cinematography from Freddie Young does considerable justice to the lengthy Pasternak tale of "Yuri" - a Russian physician (Omar Sharif). Alec Guinness, now a General in the Soviet army, takes on the mantle of narrator - using the expertly innocent Rita Tushingham as the conduit for the flashbacks - and…
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Omar Sharif
Dr. Yuri Zhivago
Julie Christie
Lara Antipova
Geraldine Chaplin
Tonya Gromeko
Rod Steiger
Viktor Komarovsky
Alec Guinness
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
Tom Courtenay
Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
Siobhán McKenna
Anna
Ralph Richardson
Alexander Gromeko
Rita Tushingham
The Girl
Adrienne Corri
Amelia
Bernard Kay
The Bolshevik
Geoffrey Keen
Medical Professor
Klaus Kinski
Kostoyed Amourski
Jeffrey Rockland
Sasha
Gérard Tichy
Liberius
Noel Willman
Razin, Liberius' Lieutenant
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FAQ about Doctor Zhivago
What is Doctor Zhivago about?
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
When was Doctor Zhivago released?
Doctor Zhivago was released in 1965.
What genres does Doctor Zhivago belong to?
Doctor Zhivago is categorised as Drama, Romance, War.
Who stars in Doctor Zhivago?
The cast of Doctor Zhivago includes Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness.