Overview

Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian government to refuse the 1958 Nobel Prize in literature for his novel Dr. Zhivago.

Cast

David Lean, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie

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What is "Pasternak" about?

Using still pictures and newsreel footage, this short film tells the life story of Russian author Boris Pasternak, who was forced by the Russian government to refuse the 1958 Nobel Prize in literature for his novel Dr. Zhivago.

When was "Pasternak" released?

Pasternak was released in 1965.

Who stars in "Pasternak"?

The cast includes David Lean, Alec Guinness, Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin.