Doctor Zhivago - Season 1 Episode 1 Part 1
Boris Pasternak's tale of love, betrayal and revolution.
2002-12-08
United Kingdom, Germany, United States of America
75 minutes.
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Season - Episode
Overview
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.
Year 2002
Director Andrew Davies
Crew Boris Pasternak (Novel), Ivana Němcová (Hairstylist), Andy Harries (Executive Producer), Joe Walker (Editor), Philippa Hart (Set Decoration), Fae Hammond (Makeup Designer)
Popularity 2.1631
Language English

















