Books to Big Screen Film Series: Doctor Zhivago
This 1965 epic drama-romance was directed by David Lean and stars Omar Sharif, Julie Christie and Geraldine Chaplin in the adaptation of Boris Pasternak’s famous novel. Set mostly against the backdrop of World War I, the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War, it is a sweeping epic that lingers long in memory. Rated R. Admission is $7 to help raise funds for the Friends for the Public Library.