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Doctor Zhivago

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Epic romantic drama. Doctor and poet Yuri Zhivago is raised in the family of Alexander Gromeko, whose daughter Tonya he marries. But his love is for Lara, the mistress of a political opportunist. With the outbreak of war, their romance is blighted.
Widescreen. Review page 58.
Director David Lean (1965, 15)
(S)(W)

Contributors

Unknown:
Yuri Zhivago
Unknown:
Alexander Gromeko
Yuri Zhivago:
Omar Sharif
Lara:
Julie Christie
Tonya:
Geraldine Chaplin
Komarovsky:
Rod Steiger
Yevgraf:
Alec Guinness
Pasha/Strelnikov:
Tom Courtenay
Alexander:
Ralph Richardson
Source: Radio Times

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