Principal cast
Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger and Alec Guinness
Film 39 of 498 on the Screen Path
Doctor Zhivago
A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution
About the film
Doctor Zhivago at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1965 film at stop 39 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Freddie Young (director of photography), Norman Savage (editor), Maurice Jarre (original music composer), Robert Bolt (screenplay) and John Box (production design)
- Director
- David Lean
- Release
- 1965-12-22
- Runtime
- 200 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Romance and War
- Country
- United Kingdom and United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Omar SharifCharacter: Dr. Yuri Zhivago
- Julie ChristieCharacter: Lara Antipova
- Geraldine ChaplinCharacter: Tonya Gromeko
- Rod SteigerCharacter: Viktor Komarovsky
- Alec GuinnessCharacter: Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago
- Tom CourtenayCharacter: Pasha Antipov / Strelnikov
- Siobhán McKennaCharacter: Anna
- Ralph RichardsonCharacter: Alexander Gromeko
- Rita TushinghamCharacter: The Girl
- Adrienne CorriCharacter: Amelia
- Bernard KayCharacter: The Bolshevik
- Geoffrey KeenCharacter: Medical Professor
Full crew
Full crew
- David LeanCredits: Director
- Dario SimoniCredits: Set Decoration
- Norman SavageCredits: Editor
- Eddie FowlieCredits: Special Effects
- Terence MarshCredits: Art Direction
- Maurice JarreCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Phyllis DaltonCredits: Costume Design
- Robert BoltCredits: Screenplay
- Irene HowardCredits: Casting
- Boris PasternakCredits: Novel
- Arvid GriffenCredits: Executive Producer
- John BoxCredits: Production Design
- Gil ParrondoCredits: Art Direction
- Carlo PontiCredits: Producer
- Freddie YoungCredits: Director of Photography
- William SteinkampCredits: Sound Designer
- Anna CristofaniCredits: Hairstylist
- José María OchoaCredits: Assistant Director
- Mario Van RielCredits: Makeup Artist
- Roy StevensCredits: Assistant Director
- Tadeo VillalbaCredits: Unit Manager
- John PalmerCredits: Production Supervisor
- Stanley GoldsmithCredits: Production Manager
- Grazia De RossiCredits: Hairstylist
- Douglas TwiddyCredits: Production Manager
- John GroverCredits: Assistant Editor
- Robert BainCredits: Additional Soundtrack
- Leo ArnaudCredits: Orchestrator
- Alex ThomsonCredits: Camera Operator
- Andrew MolloCredits: Creative Consultant
- Lee TurnerCredits: Second Unit
- Ernest DayCredits: Camera Operator
- Michael StevensonCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Van Allen JamesCredits: Sound Editor
- Mickey LennonCredits: Dressing Prop
- Kenneth J. WithersCredits: Focus Puller
- Pedro VidalCredits: Assistant Director
- Barbara Cole Credits: Continuity
- Miguel SanchoCredits: Electrician
- Paddy CunninghamCredits: Sound Recordist
- Ernest ArcherCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Winston RyderCredits: Sound Editor
- Roy WalkerCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Hugh MillerCredits: Dialogue Coach
- Gus WalkerCredits: Construction Manager
- Manuel BerenguerCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- William HutchinsonCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Roy RossottiCredits: Second Unit Director
- Fred BennettCredits: Construction Manager
- Agustín PastorCredits: Production Manager
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