Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago ( ?????? ?????? ) is a novel by Boris Pasternak, which was also adapted by Robert Bolt into a 1965 epic film. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a medical doctor and poet. It tells the story of a man torn between two women, set against the backdrop of the 1917 Russian Revolution.

The film

• Tagline: A love caught in the fire of Revolution.

Primary cast

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• Omar Sharif : Dr. Yuri Zhivago
• Julie Christie : Larissa/Lara Antipova
• Geraldine Chaplin : Tonya
• Rod Steiger : Victor Komarovsky
• Alec Guinness : Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
• Tom Courtenay : Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov
• Siobhan McKenna : Anna
• Ralph Richardson : Alexander Gromeko
• Rita Tushingham : The Girl, Lara's daughter
• Adrienne Corri : Amelia
• Klaus Kinski : Kostoyed Amourski
• Ingrid Pitt : extra

Award wins:

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• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture – David Lean
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama - Omar Sharif
• Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Robert Bolt
• Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Robert Bolt
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color - John Box, Terry Marsh, Dario Simoni
• Academy Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre
• Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture - Maurice Jarre
• Golden Globe Award for Original Music Score - Maurice Jarre
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color - Freddie Young
• Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color - Phyllis Dalton

Award nominations:

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• Academy Award for Best Picture
• BAFTA Award for Best Film from any source
• Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'or
• Academy Award for Directing - David Lean
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tom Courtenay
• Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Female - Geraldine Chaplin
• Academy Award for Film Editing - Norman Savage
• Academy Award for Sound - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : A.W. Watkins & Franklin Milton