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Doctor Zhivago
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.
IMDB 8.0
RT 83%
Metacritic 69
StarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine ChaplinRod Steiger
DirectorDavid Lean
WriterBoris Pasternak (novel)Robert Bolt (screenplay)

AwardsWon 5 Oscars
  • Best Adapted ScreenplayWinner
    Robert Bolt
  • Best Music, Substantially Original ScoreWinner
    Maurice Jarre
  • Best Achievement in Costume DesignWinner
    Phyllis Dalton
  • Best Achievement in CinematographyWinner
    Freddie Young
  • Best Art Direction-Set DecorationWinner
    John Box, Terence Marsh, Dario Simoni
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Tom Courtenay
  • Best Achievement in Directing
    David Lean
  • Best Achievement in Film Editing
    Norman Savage
  • Best Motion Picture of the Year
    Carlo Ponti
  • Best Sound
    A.W. Watkins, Franklin Milton