Doctor Zhivago (2002)

Directed by

Giacomo Campiotti

Genre

drama television series

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, United States

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

12AP

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a television adaptation of the classic novel. It follows a young woman from Moscow who has a deep impact on three men who fall for her. The story takes place during the Russian Revolution and the civil war that followed.

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What happens

Doctor Zhivago is a 2002 British television drama serial directed by Giacomo Campiotti and starring Hans Matheson, Keira Knightley and Sam Neill. The teleplay by Andrew Davies is based on the 1957 novel of the same title by Boris Pasternak. It is set primarily against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Russian Civil War of 1917–1923. At its core is Lara Guishar Antipova, a young woman from Moscow who has a profound effect on three men who become enamoured with her. The serial is the second English-language screen adaptation of the book, following the 1965 feature film. It was produced by Granada Television, with co-funding from the American PBS station WGBH Boston and the German company Evision. It was first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, beginning on 24 November 2002. In the United States, it aired as part of Masterpiece Theatre on 2 and 9 November 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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