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Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago
★ 6.7/10•2002•1h 15m•12AP•Drama
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Boris Pasternak's tale of love, betrayal and revolution.

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is still married when he meets Lara. Their love story is unfolding against the backdrop of revolution which affects the doctor's career, his family, and his love to Lara.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 15m
LanguageEN
First Air DateNov 24, 2002

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part 1E1112m

Part 1

Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago is a young doctor and rising poet, about to be married to Anna. He meets Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova (the teenage mistress of a politician) when she tries to kill herself. Lara marries the Bolshevik Antipov, and as the Great War unfolds, Yuri and Lara go off to war to tend the wounded, fall in love and lead a passionate affair as the old régime collapses.

Nov 24, 2002

Episode 2 - Part 2E2113m

Part 2

Yury returns to Moscow to find his house has been taken over by the Reds. He becomes a surgeon at a Moscow hospital but Mischa advises him to leave Moscow.

Dec 1, 2002

Episode 3 - Part 3E3112m

Part 3

Yury has been captured by the Partisan. Lara nurses Tonya as she has her baby.

Dec 8, 2002

Actors

Hans Matheson

Hans Matheson

Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Anna Gromeko

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Tonya Gromeko

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

Pavel 'Pasha' Antipov

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Alexander Maximovich Gromeko

Anna Rust

Anna Rust

Katya Antipova

Sam MacLintock

Little Yury

Daniella Byrne

Little Tonya

Daniele Liotti

Daniele Liotti

Misha Gordon

Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff

Olya Demina

Maryam D'Abo

Maryam D'Abo

Amalia Guishar

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Madame Fleury

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Mayakovsky

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