Doctor Zhivago
A passionate poet‑doctor strives to protect his family and his forbidden love with Lara while the Russian Revolution tears his world apart, forcing him to choose between duty and desire in a nation on fire.
“A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution”
Synopsis
A Russian physician and poet, he is married but falls in love with the wife of a political activist. His life is marked by personal turmoil and the challenges of World War I, followed by the upheaval of the October Revolution.
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A crew of 154+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Norman SavageShot by Freddie YoungScored by Maurice JarreDesigned by John BoxSound by A W WatkinsCostumes by Phyllis Dalton
Box Office
1965 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 10× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$111.9M
Versions & cuts
- 1992 re-release· 200 min · 1992
- 1999 re-release· 192 min · 1999
Also known as
- Doktor Schiwagode
- Dr. Zhivagode
- Schiwagode
- Thivagode
- (Flemish)Dokter Jivago
- Docteur Jivagofr
- Le Docteur Jivagofr
- Dottor Zivagoit
- Il dottor Živagoit
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- PolandDec 22, 1965
- United StatesDec 22, 1965
- PhilippinesDec 25, 1965
- BrazilFeb 14, 1966
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Cast & Crew
154 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
46Klaus Kinski
as Kostoyed
Gerard Tichy
as Liberius
Noel Willman
as Razin
Geoffrey Keen
as Medical Professor
Adrienne Corri
as Amelia
Jack Macgowran
as Petya
Mark Eden
as Engineer at Dam
Erik Chitty
as Old Soldier
Roger Maxwell
as Beef-Faced Colonel
Wolf Frees
as Delegate
Gwen Nelson
as Female Janitor
Lucy Westmore
as Katya
Lili Murati
as The Train Jumper
Peter Madden
as Political Officer
Luana Alcaniz
as Mrs. Sventytski
David Areu
as Oficial
Assad Bahador
as Colonel of Dragoons
Agustin Bescos
as Party Guest
Jose Maria Caffarel
as Militiaman
Emilio Carrer
as Mr. Sventytski
Pamella Carrington Coutte
as 1st Tonya Age 7
Garrett Cassell
as Servant
Flor De Bethania
as Extra
Catherine Ellison
as Raped Woman
Fernando G Lineira
as Factory Worker
Enrique Garcia Santiago
as Man in Train
Pilar Gomez Ferrer
Victor Israel
as Hospital Inmate
Inigo Jackson
as Major
Gerhard Jersch
as David
Jari Jolkkonen
as Siberian Boy
Leo Lahteenmaki
as Siberian Husband
Alvaro Marenco
as Militiaman
Maria Martin
as Gentlewoman
Jose Nieto
as Priest
Ricardo Palacios
as Extra
Ingrid Pitt
as Extra
Robert Rietty
as Kostoyed
Luis Rodriguez
as Soldier on the Road
Robert Royal
as Dancer
Mercedes Ruiz
as Tonya at 7
Aldo Sambrell
Vicente Sangiovanni
as Extra
Virgilio Teixeira
as Captain
Brigitte Trace
as Streetwalker
Maria Vico
as Demented Woman
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
95Frank Inn
animal handler: wolves (uncredited)
Frank Lamping
animal handler: wolves (uncredited)
Juanita Inn
animal handler: wolves (uncredited)
Ralph Helfer
animal supplier: wolves (uncredited)
Toni Helfer
animal supplier: wolves (uncredited)
Terence Marsh
Art Director
Jean Berton
Assad Bahador (uncredited)
Benjamin Fernandez
assistant art director (uncredited)
Ernest Archer
assistant art director
Roy Walker Nm0908178
assistant art director
William Hutchinson
assistant art director (as Bill Hutchinson)
Jose Maria Ochoa
assistant director (uncredited)
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