Dr. Zhivago Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Lean

David Lean also directed "Ryan's Daughter", "Lawrence of Arabia", and "The Bridge on the River Kwai".

Answer: Dr. Zhivago's brother, Yevgrav

Most of the narration in the movie is done by Alec Guinness as Yevgrav, who is a Soviet official looking for his niece.

Answer: Strelnikov

Pavel Pavlovich ("Pasha") Antipov, is a young political activist. He later is missing in action in war, and re-emerges as the powerful Strelnikov.
Strelnikov captures Yuri as he and his wealthy family escape the Soviet redistribution of wealth, but later releases him.

Answer: his girlfriend

Dr. Zhivago asks Komarovsky what happens to young women when men like Komarovsky are finished with them. Komarovsky then offers Lara to Dr. Zhivago as a wedding present.

Answer: Julie Christie

David Lean said that producer Carlo Ponti's wife, Sophia Loren, was too tall for the part. Geraldine Chaplin played the role of Dr. Zhivago's wife and adoptive sister, Tonya. Julie Christie was cast as Lara in "Dr. Zhivago" and was later cast in "Shampoo".

Answer: Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif had worked with director, David Lean, in "Lawrence of Arabia", and thought he might be right for the part of Yuri's brother in "Dr. Zhivago". David Lean offered Sharif the title role. Lean advised Sharif not to become typecast as "the desert fox" type character. The Dr. Zhivago character later became a poet and, of course, a doctor.

Answer: He sees her on the street.

Dr. Yuri Zhivago practices medicine again, although he is quite ill himself.
He sees Lara as she is walking on the street and the trolley in which he is riding passes her.

Answer: Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak's book, "Dr. Zhivago", was banned in the U.S.S.R. at the time the 1965 film was in production. Pasternak was not permitted by the Soviet Union to accept the Nobel Prize for "Doctor Zhivago".

Answer: The Russian Revolution

World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Russian Civil War together create the backdrop for the movie. These conflicts and the challenges that they create for the characters add complexity to the story.

Answer: Lara's Theme

Maurice Jarre's score won an Academy Award. "Lara's Theme" from that score became one of the most well-known popular songs from a film. Sunflowers losing their petals were used in the scene in which Yuri and Lara are leaving the field hospital. A balilaika was inherited by Yuri from his mother.