Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC Four
The Real Doctor Zhivago on the Web:Official Website
Cast & Crew
P
Paul McCaffery
Production Manager
G
George Cathro
Director
G
George Cathro
Producer
K
Kristy Jane Breetzke
Editor
The Real Doctor Zhivago
StarringStephen Smith
DirectorGeorge Cathro
59 minHistory,
Documentary
Plot
Dr Zhivago is one of the bestknown love stories of the 20th century but the setting of the book also made it famous It is a tale of passion and fear set against a backdrop of revolution and violence The film is what most people remember but the story of the writing of the book has more twists intrigue and bravery than many a Hollywood blockbuster In this documentary Stephen Smith traces the revolutionary beginnings of this bestseller to it becoming a pawn of the CIA at the height of the Cold War
