Doctor Zhivago

1965 film directed by David Lean
Movie film Q323827
Doctor Zhivago
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Doctor Zhivago

Summary

Doctor Zhivago is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,695 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].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e46e1123-61ce-4d0d-ada6-9b9f9da967c8[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Doctor Zhivago was produced by Carlo Ponti[30]. 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[31] and English[32]. 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[33].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Production Design[3], an Academy Awards[34], in United States[35], founded in 1927[36]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[4], an award for best adapted screenplay[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39]; Academy Award for Best Costume Design[5], an Academy Awards[40], in United States[41]; Academy Award for Best Original Score[6], an Academy Awards[42], in United States[43], founded in 1935[44]; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[7], a film award category[45], founded in 1944[46]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Director[8], a class of award[47], founded in 1944[48]. Reviews include 7.6/10[49], 82%[50], and 69/100[51].

Why It Matters

Doctor Zhivago ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,695 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 22 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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [49] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [50] . wikidata.org.
  32. [51] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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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