Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago
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10 Nominations / 5 Wins
Year	1965
Director	David Lean
Starring	Omar Sharif, Julie Christie,Rod Steiger
38th Academy Awards

Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 British-Italian epic drama directed by David Lean. The film stars Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness, Tom Courtenay, Ralph Richardson, and Siobhan McKenna. Contemporary critics were generally disappointed, complaining of its length at over three hours, and claiming that it trivialized history, but acknowledging the intensity of the love story and the film's treatment of human themes. Over time, however, the film's reputation has improved greatly. As of 2016, it is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada. In 1998 it was ranked by the American Film Institute 39th on their 100 Years... 100 Movies list, and by the British Film Institute the following year as the 27th greatest British film of all time.

Wins

Best Adapted Screenplay — Robert Bolt
Best Art Direction — John Box, Terry Marsh, Sario Simoni
Best Cinematography — Freddie Young
Best Costume Design — Phyllis Dalton
Best Original Score — Maurice Jarre

Nominations

Best Adapted Screenplay — Robert Bolt
Best Art Direction — John Box, Terry Marsh, Sario Simoni
Best Cinematography — Freddie Young
Best Costume Design — Phyllis Dalton
Best Director — David Lean
Best Film Editing — Norman Savage
Best Original Score — Maurice Jarre
Best Picture — Carlo Ponti
Best Sound — A. W. Watkins, Franklin E. Milton
Best Supporting Actor — Tom Courtenay

Plot

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.