Presented in 4K

The Bedford Playhouse is pleased to present one of the most honored films in cinema history, David Lean’s 1965 Doctor Zhivago, starring Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Siobhán McKenna, Ralph Richardson, Rod Steiger and Rita Tushingham. The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards inclusive of Best Picture of 1965, winning five awards for its Adapted Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, Costume Design and Original Score.

We will be running the original Roadshow version of the film in 4K on our 37 foot screen in its original aspect ratio.  For those who have never seen this epic on a huge screen, this will be an amazing experience.

Introduction by film restorer and Bedford Playhouse Board member Robert Harris.

David Lean demonstrates again why he’s a peerless filmmaker of substance and scale, directing Boris Pasternak’s tumultuous tale of Russia divided by war and hearts torn by love. Epic images abound: revolution in the streets, an infantry charge into No Man’s Land, the train ride to the Urals, an icebound dacha. Golden Globe Best Actor Award winner Omar Sharif plays the title role, in love with Lara (Julie Christie, the National Board of Review’s Best Actress choice) and caught up in the tidal wave of history. Hauntingly scored by Maurice Jarre (who earned one of the film’s five Academy Awards) and full of indelible performances, Doctor Zhivago (an American Film Institute Top-100 American Films selection) is a moviemaking wonder.