Doktor Zjivago

Stories about love in a world gone mad don't come any more gorgeous, or any more sweepingly epic, than this.

....an excellent performance from Tom Courtenay.

...an example of superb old-style craftsmanship at the service of a soppy romantic vision, and although its portentous historical drama evaporates once you return to the fresh air, watching it can be seductive.

...Lean's handling of the purely physical aspects of the material is spectacular, with the scenes of revolution, the harsh Russian winters, and Zhivago's trek across the steppes simply unforgettable.