Doctor Zhivago
Director: David Lean. Cast: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin, Ralph Richardson, Tom Courtenay, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski. Screenplay: Robert Bolt (based on the novel by Boris Pasternak).

Not yet reviewed in full. D+


Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: David Lean
Best Supporting Actor: Tom Courtenay
Best Adapted Screenplay: Robert Bolt
Best Cinematography (Color): Freddie Young
Best Art Direction (Color): John Box; Terence Marsh & Dario Simoni
Best Costume Design (Color): Phyllis Dalton
Best Film Editing: Norman Savage
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre
Best Sound: A.W. Watkins & Franklin Milton

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture (Drama)
Best Director: David Lean
Best Actor (Drama): Omar Sharif
Best Screenplay: Robert Bolt
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre
Most Promising Newcomer (Female): Geraldine Chaplin

Other Awards:
National Board of Review: Best Actress (Christie; also cited for Darling)

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