Doctor Zhivago

1965 · directed by David Lean

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

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.

Doctor Zhivago (1965), directed by David Lean, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Omar Sharif
• Julie Christie
• Geraldine Chaplin
• Rod Steiger
• Alec Guinness
• Tom Courtenay
• Siobhán McKenna
• Ralph Richardson
• Rita Tushingham
• Adrienne Corri

Crew

• Freddie Young — Director of Photography
• Norman Savage — Editor
• Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
• Robert Bolt — Screenplay

More from David Lean

1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — 99/100 · hit
2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — 97/100 · hit
3. Brief Encounter (1945) — 84/100 · hit
4. Oliver Twist (1948) — 83/100 · hit
5. Great Expectations (1946) — 83/100 · hit
6. This Happy Breed (1944) — 83/100 · hit

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