Doctor Zhivago (TV series)

Doctor Zhivago
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Genre	Action romance and drama
Based on	Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Screenplay by	Andrew Davies
Directed by	Giacomo Campiotti
Starring	Hans Matheson Keira Knightley Sam Neill Kris Marshall
Theme music composer	Ludovico Einaudi
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States Germany
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producers	Ane Pivcevic Hugh Warren
Cinematography	Blasco Giurato
Editor	Joe Walker
Running time	225 minutes
Production companies	Granada Television PBS WGBH Boston
Budget	£7 million[1]
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	24 November (2002-11-24) – 8 December 2002 (2002-12-08)
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Doctor Zhivago is a 2002 British television drama serial directed by Giacomo Campiotti and starring Hans Matheson, Keira Knightley and Sam Neill. The teleplay by Andrew Davies is based on the 1957 novel of the same title by Boris Pasternak. It is set primarily against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Russian Civil War of 1917–1923. At its core is Lara Guishar Antipova, a young woman from Moscow who has a profound effect on three men who become enamoured with her.

The serial is the second English-language screen adaptation of the book, following the 1965 feature film. It was produced by Granada Television, with co-funding from the American PBS station WGBH Boston and the German company Evision. It was first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom, beginning on 24 November 2002. In the United States, it aired as part of Masterpiece Theatre on 2 and 9 November 2003.