DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) - ♦♦♦♦♦

Directed by - David Lean

Written by - Robert Bolt (based on the novel by Boris Pastarnak)

Starring - Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Siobhan McKenna, Ralph Richardson, Omar Sharif, Rod Steiger, Rita Tushingham

"David Lean’s epic and spectacular exploration of romance against the background of the Russian revolution is based on the groundbreaking novel by Pastarnak, a notorious literary work that was  controversially censored in Soviet Russia. A happily married doctor falls in love with a woman who had first hand experiences with the revolution.This cinematic rendition of Doctor Zhivago doesn’t spare the juxtaposition of the lushness and the violence, the glamour and the despair of the time and circumstances surrounding the Russian revolution. It is a masterwork of cinematography and art direction. The star studded and talented cast adds value to this majestic production."

Drama, USA/Italy