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Doctor Zhivago

1965 film directed by David Lean
Movie film Q323827
Doctor Zhivago
Logo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Crop: Eletro 16 · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Doctor Zhivago is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,579 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Production Design[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[5], Academy Award for Best Original Score[6], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[7], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[8], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[9], Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[10], Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score[11], Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media[12], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[13], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[14], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[15], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[16]
  • Director: David Lean[17]
  • Screenwriter: Robert Bolt[18]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[19]
  • Genre: romance film[20], drama film[21], war film[22], melodrama[23]
  • Based on: Doctor Zhivago[24]
  • Cast member: Omar Sharif[25], Julie Christie[26], Geraldine Chaplin[27], Rod Steiger[28], Alec Guinness[29], Tom Courtenay[30], Rita Tushingham[31], Ralph Richardson[32], Klaus Kinski[33], Adrienne Corri[34], Siobhán McKenna[35], Gerard Tichy[36], José Nieto[37], Geoffrey Keen[38]
  • Producer: Carlo Ponti[39]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[40]
  • Director of photography: Freddie Young[41], Nicolas Roeg[42]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Russian[43], English[44]
  • Commons category: Doctor Zhivago (film)[45]
  • Soundtrack release: Doctor Zhivago – Original Sound Track Album[46]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[47]
  • Review score: 7.6/10[48], 82%[49], 69/100[50]
  • Color: color[51]

Why It Matters

Doctor Zhivago has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Doctor Zhivago receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Production Design[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], Academy Award for Best Costume Design[5], and Academy Award for Best Original Score[6].

Related Entities

Alec Guinness Boris Pasternak Carlo Ponti David Lean Doctor Zhivago film Finland Geraldine Chaplin Guadix Helsinki Italy Joensuu Julie Christie Klaus Kinski Liechtenstein Maurice Jarre Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Netflix Nicolas Roeg Omar Sharif Ralph Richardson Robert Bolt Rod Steiger Russian Empire Spain Tom Courtenay United Kingdom United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [25] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [26] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [27] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [28] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [29] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [30] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [31] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [32] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [33] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [34] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [35] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [36] ↑ . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  21. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [38] ↑ . The Movie Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [6] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [14] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [15] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [16] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'com
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 47209
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → war, World War I
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 4264
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  6. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War I, 1910s, 20th century
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  7. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Doctor Zhivago
    Publication date → +1965-12-22T00:00:00Z, +1966-04-26T00:00:00Z, +1966-10-05T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Robert Bolt
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+197'}
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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