Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Screenplay
A married Russian doctor and poet risks everything for love amid the chaos of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution.
- Written by
- Robert Bolt, Boris Pasternak
- Genre
- Drama, Romance, War
- Length
- 285 pages
Robert Bolt's adaptation of Pasternak's novel is a masterclass in epic storytelling, seamlessly weaving personal drama into the sweep of history. Study its use of parallel narratives and vivid visual metaphors to see how a large canvas can still maintain intimate character moments.
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