Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

A Love Caught in the Fire of Revolution

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Release Date

12/22/1965

Runtime

193 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$111,858,363

Homepage

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A sweeping historical epic where intimate human longings collide with the violent upheaval of revolution, told with painterly grandeur and emotional intensity. Watching it is to experience both the ache of forbidden passion and the overwhelming tragedy of historical forces that shatter lives and loves.

Mood

RomanticMelancholicEpicWistful

Themes

LoveWarIdentityMortalityComing apart

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyWidescreen epic

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Suicide and self-harm

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