Was 1965's Doctor Zhivago in cinemas for years?
The authors of Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies claim that, with respect to the classic Doctor Zhivago,
Eager moviegoers stood in lines that wrapped around blocks to get a glimpse of soviet snuggling, and some theaters ran the film for years on end.
I can't find any on-line source to corroborate this. Did cinemas really run the movie for years?
Best Answer
Possibly
Certainly there is some evidence/corroboration that the movie ran in some theaters for periods of a year or more and so the quote by the authors may be taken at face value
The screening recalled the glory days of the 1960s Hollywood epic, when films were presented like plays, with reserved seats. The movies were always preceded by an overture and included a perfectly placed break for an intermission. “Doctor Zhivago” played in exclusive runs in major cities that lasted a year or more. The huge downtown theaters that booked the film only showed it once or twice a day.
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When was Dr. Zhivago in Theatres?
On Dec. 22, 1965, the 197-minute Russian epic Doctor Zhivago held its world premiere at the Loew's Capitol Theatre in New York. The David Lean classic went on to win five Oscars at the 38th Academy Awards, including cinematography.How long did it take to film Dr. Zhivago?
The film was shot over ten months, with the entire Moscow set being built from scratch outside Madrid. Most of the scenes covering Zhivago's and Lara's service in World War I were filmed in Soria, as was the Varykino estate.Are there two versions of Dr. Zhivago?
When it was first released, the film originally ran 197 minutes. Early in its run, David Lean and editor Norman Savage shortened it to 180 minutes; this version was in circulation for years. By the mid-1990s, the uncut version was restored.Did Yuri and Lara have a child in Dr. Zhivago?
Lara, pregnant with Yuri's child, knows that he loves Russia too much to leave it. She and Yuri will never meet again. Yevgraf tells of how he tried without success to re-unite Lara and her child after they were separated some years later. He also managed to help Yuri when he found him living in poverty in Moscow.The Year Was- 1965
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