DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)- PG13

Passions run hot, but the weather is cold, in old Russia. Set during the historic Russian Bolshevik Revolution, the film follows the trials and tribulations of one Dr. Zhivago as he marries and raises a family, only to have his life tragically disrupted by the entrance of WW I and the Revolution. As Dr. Zhivago's freedom and life are taken away, he fights back against the new society that has taken away from him everything he ever cared about.

The cast includes: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Siobhan McKenna, Ralph Richardson, Rod Steiger, Rita Tushingham, Adrienne Corri, Geoffrey Keen, Lucy Westmore, and Klaus Kinski.

#39 on the AFI Top 100.

DOCTOR ZHIVAGO was nominated for the Best Picture award.

Director David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago" is an epic, that offers a sweeping, moving look at life and love in old Russia, during the communist revolution. David Lean received a nomination for best directing.

The Doctor Zhivago Review

Promotional Lines: "A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution." "Turbulent were the
times and fire was the love story of Zhivago, his wife and the passionate, tender Lara."

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