Doctor Zhivago

Summary

Doctor Zhivago is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,899 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Doctor Zhivago received the Academy Award for Best Production Design^[3].
• Doctor Zhivago received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[4].
• Doctor Zhivago received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design^[5].
• Doctor Zhivago received the Academy Award for Best Original Score^[6].
• Doctor Zhivago received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[7].
• Doctor Zhivago received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director^[8].
• Doctor Zhivago's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Doctor Zhivago was directed by David Lean^[10].
• Robert Bolt wrote the screenplay for Doctor Zhivago^[11].
• Doctor Zhivago's composer is recorded as Maurice Jarre^[12].
• Doctor Zhivago's genre is romance film^[13].
• Doctor Zhivago's genre is drama film^[14].
• Doctor Zhivago's genre is war film^[15].
• Doctor Zhivago's genre is film based on a novel^[16].
• Doctor Zhivago's genre is melodrama^[17].
• Doctor Zhivago's based on is recorded as Doctor Zhivago^[18].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Omar Sharif^[19].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Julie Christie^[20].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Geraldine Chaplin^[21].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Rod Steiger^[22].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Alec Guinness^[23].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Tom Courtenay^[24].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Rita Tushingham^[25].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Ralph Richardson^[26].
• A cast member of Doctor Zhivago was Klaus Kinski^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Doctor Zhivago was produced by Carlo Ponti^[28]. It was directed by David Lean^[10]. Robert Bolt wrote the screenplay for it^[11]. Cast members include Omar Sharif^[19], Julie Christie^[20], Geraldine Chaplin^[21], Rod Steiger^[22], Alec Guinness^[23], and Tom Courtenay^[24].

Publication

Original languages include Russian^[29] and English^[30]. Genres include romance film^[13], drama film^[14], war film^[15], film based on a novel^[16], and melodrama^[17]. Doctor Zhivago was distributed by video on demand^[31].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Production Design^[3], an Academy Awards^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1927^[34]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay^[4], an award for best adapted screenplay^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1929^[37]; Academy Award for Best Costume Design^[5], an Academy Awards^[38], in United States^[39]; Academy Award for Best Original Score^[6], an Academy Awards^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1935^[42]; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[7], a film award category^[43], founded in 1944^[44]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Director^[8], a class of award^[45], founded in 1944^[46]. Reviews include 7.6/10^[47], 82%^[48], and 69/100^[49].

Why It Matters

Doctor Zhivago ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,899 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

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].