Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]
Doctor Zhivago Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]
David Lean focused all his talent as an epic-maker on Boris Pasternak’s sweeping novel about a doctor-poet in revolutionary Russia. The results may sometimes veer toward soap opera, especially with the screen frequently filled with adoring close-ups of Omar Sharif and Julie Christie, but Lean’s gift for cramming the screen with spectacle is not to be denied. The streets of Moscow, the snowy steppes of Russia, the house in the country taken over by ice; these are re-created with Lean’s unerring sense of grandness. The movie is so lush and so long that it becomes an irresistible wallow, even when logic suffers–like Gone with the Wind before it and Titanic after. Sharif, who achieved stardom in Lean’s previous film, Lawrence of Arabia, mostly looks noble, but the supporting cast is spiky: Rod Steiger as a fat-cat monster, Tom Courtenay as a self-righteous revolutionary, and Klaus Kinski and Alec Guinness in smaller roles. Geraldine Chaplin, in her adult debut, plays the doctor’s compliant wife. Robert Bolt’s screenplay won one of the film’s five Oscars, with another going to perhaps the most immediately recognizable element of the movie: Maurice Jarre’s romantic music, with its hugely popular “Lara’s Theme” weaving in and out of a swooning score. –Robert Horton
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Doctor Zhivago
I first saw this film in Cinerama® at a local theater in the 60s. I have been wanting to see it again since then. I wish I could see it in Cinerama® again. A truly poignant story by a great Russian author.
5 Stars GREAT MOVIE
I am happy to see this movie rereleased.
However I would like to know why the run time is stated at 191 mins. when the original run time was 197 mins. What was cut? Would like to pre order but I want the full movie not a cut version.
5 Stars Doctor ZHIVAGO REVIEW
Tis is probably the best film directed by David Lean, bringing to life the great novel by Boris Pasternak. Superb in every way.
5 Stars What a thrill to finally own this classic movie!
My DVD of Dr Zhivago is just wonderful! It came is excellent condition and will be enjoyed many times over the years to come.
5 Stars Dr. Zhivago
Timely delivery, in great condition. Content exactly as advertised. Excellant value.
great transaction.
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