Film · 1965 · Directed by David Lean · Starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie
A doctor and poet is caught in the Russian revolution and the civil war that follows, and is torn between two women.
The film follows the book's story and its sweep, with snowy landscapes, while many of the philosophical passages are lost.
The novel has more poems and ideas.
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
A grand, poetic story of love and survival across the Russian revolution.
Who will like it: Readers who like sweeping love stories set in history's upheaval.