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Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I and the Russian Civil War. The film stars Omar Sharif in the title role as Yuri Zhivago, a married physician and poet whose life is altered by the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war, and Julie Christie as his love interest Lara Antipova. Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Ralph Richardson, Siobhán McKenna, and Rita Tushingham play supporting roles.

Plot

NKVD Lieutenant-General Yevgraf Zhivago searches for the daughter of his half-brother Dr. Yuri Zhivago and Larissa ("Lara") Antipova. Yevgraf believes a young dam worker, Tanya Komarova, may be his niece and explains to her why.

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    award Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Silver nugget for the best foreign film
    contentLocation Russian Empire Soviet Union
    director David Lean
    editor Norman Savage
    events war
    genre drama historical political romance
    keywords balalaika belong bolshevik capture cheka civil war condemn dragoon engage exile family friend far east far eastern republic field hospital fight gulag heart attack hide id inherit married moscow nkvd orphan paris run search train travel urals vanish vladimir lenin white white movement widow world war i wound
    musicBy Maurice Jarre
    nomination Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
    producer Carlo Ponti
    productionCompany Carlo Ponti Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    publisher Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    recordedAt Barajas Finland Guadix Heinävaara Helsinki Joensuu Madrid Punkaharju Spain
    theme epic romantic drama transport war