Doctor Zhivago: David Lean’s 1965 Masterpiece Based On A Banned Book

David Lean directed several truly exceptional films, considered among the best ever made. These include classics like Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). Another film of similar quality was Doctor Zhivago (1965), which was based on a novel by Boris Pasternak that had been prohibited in some places.








