At the age of 25, Julie Christie played Omar Sharif’s character, Yuri Zhivago’s mistress in the 1965 epic historical romance film Doctor Zhivago. The film was based on a novel written by Boris Pasternak which hit bookstore shelves in 1957. Robert Bolt adapted that novel into the film's screenplay and Lawrence of Arabia’s director David Lean ended up directing it.
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00:00 - Intro
01:12 - From Boarding School To The Big Screen
04:11 - Swinging Sixties Icon
07:59 - Outro
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The film, while not immediately received warmly by critics, who criticized it for its three-plus hour runtime, ended up winning five Oscars at the 38th Academy Awards ceremony while being nominated for an additional five.
As of 2022, it's the eighth highest-grossing film of all time in the US and Canada and is one of the top highest-grossing films worldwide as well. The American Film Institute ranked it number 39 on their '100 Years 100 Movies' list in 1998, and the British Film Institute likewise ranked it as the 27th greatest British film of all time in 1999.
Doctor Zhivago is set in Russia during the First World War and the Russian Civil War. Omar Sharif, as the lead Yuri Zhivago, is a married physician and poet whose life is complicated by the Russian Revolution and ensuing civil conflict. Julie Christie played Yuri's love interest Lara Antipova.
Christie rose to international fame with her unforgettable performance in the romantic drama Darling in 1965. For that role, she won a BAFTA award as well as the Academy Award for Best Actress. That same year, she participated in several photoshoots, much to the pleasure of her adoring fans.
Join Facts Verse UK as we take a little trip down memory lane to take a peek at some very rare photos of Julie Christie taken on the set of Doctor Zhivago. With those piercing blue eyes and blonde hair, Julie Christie was one of the biggest bombshells of her day.
Rare Photos of Julie Christie on the Set of Doctor Zhivago
Rare Photos of Julie Christie on the Set of Doctor Zhivago
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