Omar Sharif
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Omar Sharif was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as his country's greatest male film star. He began his career in Egypt in the early 1950s. He is best known for his appearances in American, Briti
Sharif in 1963
With Geraldine Chaplin in Doctor Zhivago (1965).
Sharif and Emad Hamdy in The Mamelukes (1965)
Sharif in 1983
Doctor Zhivago (film)
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Doctor Zhivago is a 1965 epic historical romance film directed by David Lean with a screenplay by Robert Bolt, based on the 1957 novel by Boris Pasternak. The story is set in Russia during World War I
Omar Sharif
…Lean epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and portrayed the title role in Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965), earning him the Golden Globe for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. He continued to play romantic leads in films like Funny Girl (1968) and The…
Theatrical release poster design by Tom Jung
Tsarist dragoons attack a peaceful demonstration
Alec Guinness as Yevgraf & Rita Tushingham as Tanya
The opening and closing scenes were filmed on location at the Aldeadávila Dam between Spain and Portugal.