Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. An epic romance set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago is one of cinema’s great love stories. Returning to cinemas on 27 November, the release coincides with the film's 50th anniversary and is a centrepiece of the UK-wide BFI Love season. For more information on the release and where to buy tickets visit: http://www.bfi.org.uk/whats-on/bfi-film-releases/doctor-zhivago Find out more about BFI Love here: http://www.bfi.org.uk/love Watch more on the BFI Player: http://player.bfi.org.uk/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BFI Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BritishFilmInstitute Follow us on Google+: https://plus.google.com/+britishfilminstitute/ USA-UK 1965 Directed by David Lean With Julie Christie, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness 200 min PG Digitally restored 4K DCP In Moscow on the eve of the First World War, medical student Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) meets the beautiful Lara (Julie Christie), setting in train a fateful romance that turns their lives upside down. Featuring excellent supporting performances by Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger, Geraldine Chaplin and Tom Courtenay (45 Years), Doctor Zhivago portrays at its heart an intensely human and passionate relationship, challenged by the monumental politics of tradition and war.