Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Directed by David Lean · 200 min · Drama, Romance, War
82.1 TOPICAL score · #299 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Doctor Zhivago (1965, directed by David Lean) has a TOPICAL score of 82.1 - ranked 299 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 15 awards from 20 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (1,326 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 61 languages.
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (1,326 ratings)
- Awards15 wins, 20 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 61 languages
- Still read105,765 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Omar Sharif (actor #155), Julie Christie (actor #159), Geraldine Chaplin (actor #709), Rod Steiger (actor #189)
“The critical consensus reads: "It may not be the best of David Lean's epics, but Dr. Zhivago is still brilliantly photographed and sweepingly romantic."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10