As one of the most popular novels of the late 50s, it was only natural that Hollywood should seek to transfer its oversized drama and passionate characters to celluloid. There was one man in particular who seemed ideally suited to the task of adapting such an expansive work: British director David Lean. His signature epics were Lawrence of Arabia , about Arab partisan T. Both of these popular and critical successes won Oscars for Best Picture of the Year.
American director, scenarist and film producer David Lean sitting at the camera on the Spanish set of the film 'Doctor Zhivago' directed by himself, Lean had read Doctor Zhivago in after finishing Lawrence of Arabia , and when producer Carlo Ponti suggested it as his next project, he was enthusiastic.
Instead, once the project began to get off the ground in , he went in a completely different direction. Ponti held no grudge. Lean, however, was impressed with young British actress Julie Christie, who had made a splash in her first major role in the kitchen sink drama Billy Liar with Tom Courtenay, who would also land a part in Zhivago. For Zhivago, Lean made the somewhat more surprising choice of casting Omar Sharif, who had made such a strong impression in a supporting role in Lawrence of Arabia.
Despite his many gifts as an actor, few on the project considered him the ideal choice for a Russian doctor and poet. Sharif had hoped to get a smaller role on the picture and was surprised but pleased when Lean proposed that he play the lead.
Aside from Sharif, Lean gathered together many other members of the team that had worked on Lawrence of Arabia , including scriptwriter Robert Bolt and set designer John Box. Another Lawrence alumnus, Freddie Young, was invited back for the year-long shoot that would become Zhivago. Lean was notorious for taking his time to get things right, and his previous two movies had also been extended shoots. For a director like Lean, who liked to shoot on-location as often as possible, the first and foremost obstacle presented by Doctor Zhivago was the fact that its true setting was off-limits.
After searching around the world for a location that offered the expanses of land, crowds of people, and access to horses and old steam locomotives that the production required, John Box proposed Spain as the best choice.
Filming began there in December of and would continue through Although some unusual measures had to be taken to create a snowy landscape during a hot Spanish summer white marble from a local quarry was powdered and spread on white plastic across the fields , the main location in northern Spain proved to be effective and relatively inexpensive.
Lean insisted on a high level of historical accuracy in the recreation, which was typical of his approach in general. He fussed over details that would not even show on screen, including insisting that his costume designer recreate the correct period underwear for all of his actors.
The stars of 'Dr. Zhivago' link arms as they stroll down a "street" on one of the sets being used in the movie. The huge set, a model of old Moscow, is the result of years of research and patient labor.
A true auteur , Lean fully controlled every aspect of the movie and refused to give up on a take until he had achieved exactly what he wanted down to the last minuscule movement. He famously regarded his actors as objects to be manipulated to suit his scheme, and he made special effort to be distant with them off-set so that they would not influence his vision on-set. Most of the actors who worked with Lean on Zhivago did not recall the experience fondly, although many later admitted that the results were worth the effort.
At the time, however, despite his outwardly unassuming style of communication, most regarded Lean more as dictator than director. After filming wrapped in Spain, there was additional filming in Finland and Canada for winter scenes that required authentic snow.
The Finland location was only 10 miles from the Russian border, as close as the production would come to its spiritual home. Filming was finally completed by October of , and Lean and his team took to the editing room. Alec Guinness Yevgraf as Yevgraf. Siobhan McKenna Anna as Anna. Ralph Richardson Alexander as Alexander. Jeffrey Rockland Sasha as Sasha. Klaus Kinski Kostoyed as Kostoyed. Noel Willman Razin as Razin. Adrienne Corri Amelia as Amelia.
Jack MacGowran Petya as Petya. David Lean. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. During the Russian Revolution, Dr. Yuri Zhivago Omar Sharif is a young doctor who has been raised by his aunt and uncle following his father's suicide.
Yuri falls in love with beautiful Lara Guishar Julie Christie , who has been having an affair with her mother's lover, Victor Komarovsky Rod Steiger , an unscrupulous businessman. Yuri, however, ends up marrying his cousin, Tonya Geraldine Chaplin. But when he and Lara meet again years later, the spark of love reignites.
The entertainment event of the year! Rated PG for mature themes. Did you know Edit. One day, while filming the scene with the crowd chanting the Marxist theme at a. Apparently, people who lived nearby had awoken to the sound of revolutionary singing, and mistakenly believed that Franco had been overthrown. The secret police surveyed the crowd as the extras sang the Internationale for a protest scene, so many extras pretended they didn't know the words.
Goofs The little girl who plays Tonya at Yuri's mothers funeral starts to cross herself in the Roman Catholic manner, but quickly corrects herself and finishes in the Russian Orthodox style. Quotes Komarovski : Lara, I am determined to save you from a dreadful error. Lara : No. Lara : I am not! Alternate versions When it was first released, the film originally ran minutes. Early in its run, David Lean and editor Norman Savage shortened it to minutes; this version was in circulation for years.
By the mids, the uncut version was restored. Soundtracks Prelude in G minor, Op. User reviews Review. Top review.
Komarovsky returns and urges them to go east with him to avoid being killed. Yury's family has been exiled to Paris, and he is promised the opportunity to join them. Yury tricks Lara into taking her daughter and going with Komarovsky, while he remains at Varykino.
Yury returns to Moscow and finds work. He begins living with Marina, the daughter of a family friend. He and Marina have two children. Yury's old friends Misha and Nicky encourage him to resolve his divided loyalties toward Tonya and Marina. He finds a new job but on the way to his first day at work he dies of a heart attack. Lara comes to the funeral and asks Yury's half-brother, a lawyer, if there is any way to track the location of a child given away to strangers.
She stays for several days and then disappears, likely dying in a concentration camp. They determine that she is the daughter of Lara and Yury. Ace your assignments with our guide to Dr. SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Mini Essays Suggested Essay Topics.
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