Doctor Zhivago details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, PG Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Geraldine Chaplin, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Alec Guinness |
| Director: | David Lean |
| Genres: | Drama - Historical, Romantic, Period, Weepies, Romance - Weepies |
| Studio: | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Collections: | All-time Greats, American Film Institute's top 100, Book Adaptations |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Doctor Zhivago |
15 Feature | |
Doctor Zhivago - Bonus Disc |
15 Bonus |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 3 hours 20 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 01 Nov 2001 |
| Main languages: | English |
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This beautiful film is a sheer delight of perfection
By roncoach (369 reviews) from suffolk , 26 Oct 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
I could write for hours about the complete beauty and magnificence of this sprawling epic wonder of the silver screen.
It has everything coming together in perfect chemistry and perfection, under the master director ( better than all his other fantastic films ).
The cinematography is exquisite. So is the music. So is the story. So is the acting of both leading players and a host of supporting actors who could have won an Oscar in any year : Tom Courtney, Rod Steiger,Alec Guiness, Ralph Richardson, Geraldine Chaplin to name some.
But I will not write here at length. I'll just say that it is utter perfection, a poignant and marvellous epic that everyone should see.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(35)An Epic in every sense of the word.
By FeetusCoUk (2 reviews) , 10 May 2013An Epic in every sense of the word. Fantastic cinematography and sublime acting make for one of the best films in cinematic history. Gripping throughout - This film has you on the edge of your seat, never knowing what will happen next.- Was this review helpful to you?
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WORTH MORE THAN 5 STARS
By Burnhamite (388 reviews) from BURNHAM , 29 Dec 2012An immence movie, one of the all time greats and worth watching over and over again, IF ONE HAS THE TME AVAILABLE ! Truly unmissable- Was this review helpful to you?
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Dr Zhivago
By a customer , 30 Nov 2011As good as I remember it first time around. I'm looking forward to receiving the second half of the film. It's a pity it never arrived after months and months.- Was this review helpful to you?
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This beautiful film is a sheer delight of perfection
By roncoach (369 reviews) from suffolk , 26 Oct 2011[Highly rated reviewer]
I could write for hours about the complete beauty and magnificence of this sprawling epic wonder of the silver screen.
It has everything coming together in perfect chemistry and perfection, under the master director ( better than all his other fantastic films ).
The cinematography is exquisite. So is the music. So is the story. So is the acting of both leading players and a host of supporting actors who could have won an Oscar in any year : Tom Courtney, Rod Steiger,Alec Guiness, Ralph Richardson, Geraldine Chaplin to name some.
But I will not write here at length. I'll just say that it is utter perfection, a poignant and marvellous epic that everyone should see.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A classic love story
By RJNeb2 (934 reviews) from London , 13 Oct 2011David Lean’s aim with this adaptation was to make an intimate epic, and on that front he certainly succeeds, charting the Great Love between the eponymous doctor/ poet and his muse, Lara. (Perfectly understandable as she’s played by Julie Christie at her most luminous and beautiful.) For all the immaculate care lavished on every aspect of this mammoth production, there’s one big empty space at the centre of it all – and that’s the inert character of Zhivago himself, a man who watches as Russia crumbles and burns in the Revolution, a man who doesn’t actually act but react. Omar Sharif’s constipated performance doesn’t really sell it in either.
This is exactly the kind of film that the Blu-ray format was made for - sweeping vistas, gorgeous cinematography, an epic scope. It's all here, and it all looks fantastic.- Was this review helpful to you?
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