I think Rod Steiger is one of the best actors ..... he gave an awesome performance in this film. He made his character ,Komarovsky, so unforgettable. I still want to kick his ass for putting Lara through all that!!
Oddly, I knew a Russian lawyer, also named Viktor, who was amazingly like this screen character. Not in looks, but certainly in attitude, which is why I appreciate Steiger's fantastic performance.
Odd that you say that. They were directed by the same person and have many cast and crew members in common. You need to see David Lean's other movies.
Rod Steiger could be a ham who didn't always make the best movie choices, but he was brilliant in this film, and should have won an Oscar for THE PAWNBROKER in the same year (1965).
The one he got for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT two years later was very well deserved.
Rod Steiger was a great actor - one of the all time great American actors. He was too heavy and rough looking to be a star, but as a character actor he was unmatched.
Now I've recalled that I saw that version. It is not as good as this one. Also I tnink that scenes with cutting hands were too much. As cruel as that war was, I never heard of cutting hands and legs.
Since I am from Russia, I can feel when it is fake. This is why I don't buy newer version. Romantic "scene" with candles is wrong ( for example). One doesn't have it in Russia.
Yeah, It's sad when people from somewhere else make movies on your country and put the foot in. But you see I've watch period dramas made i Spain that talk about Spanish people centuries ago and they're rubbish. The vision of people from nowadays is behind every shot. They distort every word, every sequence so as to give it a modern point of view. Though it could have been better, I did enjoy that 2002 version (I may even watch the one from 2006)& I want a Russian version as well!Live Doctor!
Hollywood done pretty good version of "Crime and Punishment". If it is done well, I am only happy. I never saw Russian version of Zhivago. This story was banned for a long time, because it was not what the Government wanted people to know about that time. In my opinion, it is the truthful book about that time, but other than that it is not much of a book.
Steiger was a brilliant actor - a couple of years before he passed on he did a wonderful interview for Turner Classics. He described a scene with Julie where he was to forcefully kiss her and she was to convey her shock, dislike and revulsion without saying anything. After a few unsuccessful "takes" Rod decided to use a little actor-studio realism. For the next shot, Rod, without Julie's knowledge, slipped his tongue into her mouth and Mr. Lean got the reaction he was looking for. Cut, print!
ETIENNE- UGH! I an sympathise with Julie. That was done to me as a child by an adult, and it was simply FOUL, especially as my attacker drank and smoked- the smell and taste were disgusting.Yergh! But to give Steiger his due, he really knew how to act.
Too True. Human beings are seldom human and don't like being reminded of just how horrible we can be. But movies like Dr. Zhivago show us just how beautiful simple things like love can be.
coralarch--Good response! The Old Testament and movies like Dr. Zhivago make many uncomfortable with their portrayals of human depravity. We all certainly need a Savior.
I like it when he falls down the stairs. In the beginning of the movie he was prophetic, when Steiger's character told Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov "partisans just may win.." when they were in the diner.
This is not the best scene with the extraordinary Rod Steiger, superb actor. I prefer the scenes where he seduces the 17 year old Lara. I could not have resisted him either, even at 50 or 60 ! I admire Rod Steiger, only he could play Viktor Ippolitovich Komarovsky.
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When Kamarovsky makes the comment to Lara, "who are you to refuse me anything", he is referring to the affair they had together. Then Zhivago throws him out and K says, "We're all made of the same clay, you know...Clay!
A great performance? Steiger was melodramatic as they come, and not in a good way. He's better in this than some of his other performances like the hysterical Amityville Horror but it still has his usual over-enunciation and random outbursts.
i don't like this part. why did you choose this part? I like the part Zhivago with his wife(not Lara) in the ball room. Tonya is very beautiful and zhivago acts like a gentlman! Of course, this couldn't relect the reality of the world.
Steiger had the best performance in the film, easily.
Sunoco 1 year ago 3
CLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
richiebear1969 1 year ago 2
I think Rod Steiger is one of the best actors ..... he gave an awesome performance in this film. He made his character ,Komarovsky, so unforgettable. I still want to kick his ass for putting Lara through all that!!
SummerGal619 1 year ago
steiger blew the other actors out of the water including the much over-praised and maniacal performance of kinski.
teflonmagnet 1 year ago
God is in the details of a David Lean picture.
jkoff76 1 year ago
down the humor a lot. I've enjoyed this movie free at Movie WATCHER . US
randijudkinszz 2 years ago
That sugar was probably worth its weight in gold. God bless zhivago
t5y665yrty56 2 years ago
Mine too!!! Lawrence of Arabia+Dr. Zhivago+Bridge on the River Kwai+Passage to India=Best Movies Ever!!!
VanSisean 2 years ago
WHAT!? Rod Steiger was the BEST! I fucking LOVE Steiger!
Your taste is all in your mouth 92af.
Dean
cuntmonkey007 2 years ago 5
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Rod Steiger was the worst actor ever
92af 2 years ago
92af, you don`t know what you`re talking about. Steiger was incredible. Well regarded by BOTH critics and fans.
leafyutube 2 years ago
STEIGER COME BACK the actors dont care anymore he was great
peck4111 2 years ago 4
"CLAAAAAAY!"
kaosblaze 2 years ago 2
lmaooooooo
SherriScorpio 2 years ago
Oddly, I knew a Russian lawyer, also named Viktor, who was amazingly like this screen character. Not in looks, but certainly in attitude, which is why I appreciate Steiger's fantastic performance.
coralarch 2 years ago 2
Odd that you say that. They were directed by the same person and have many cast and crew members in common. You need to see David Lean's other movies.
commissarusa 2 years ago
My favorite movie!
shaman683 3 years ago
but didn't you think it was funny when he fell down the stairs?
tubedudeT2000 3 years ago
Just so everyone knows, the 2002 miniseries of Doctor Zhivago is a new adaptation, not a remake.
I like both versions.
Muirmaiden 3 years ago
Love it when he falls down the stairs, he deserves it.
tubedudeT2000 3 years ago
Rod Steiger is great in this part.
villettel 3 years ago 2
Rod Steiger is UNBELIEVABLE in this movie.His Komarovsky is one of my all time favorite movie characters.
bawoman 3 years ago
Rod Steiger could be a ham who didn't always make the best movie choices, but he was brilliant in this film, and should have won an Oscar for THE PAWNBROKER in the same year (1965).
The one he got for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT two years later was very well deserved.
grabit1 3 years ago
grabit, I've heard that about Steiger. Which movies is he hammy in? I have only seen him giving great performances. You have me intrigued.
coralarch 2 years ago
Rod Steiger was a great actor - one of the all time great American actors. He was too heavy and rough looking to be a star, but as a character actor he was unmatched.
marklavar 3 years ago
Julie Christie's beauty is mesmerizing.
jugganaut35 3 years ago 11
@jugganaut35 - absolutely, fell 'in love' with this woman in this performance, dream stuff.
corcaighrebel 1 year ago
no problem, cuz you can now watch it online. here's a link:
blogger-films.blogspot.*com/2008/11/doctor-zhivago.html
deibid2003 3 years ago
How dare Keira Knightley or anybody remake this! There can only be Omar Sharif and Julie Christie in this OK?!
jrmetmoi 3 years ago
That terrible adaptation of Pride and Prejiduce with Keira is enough. Does she really want to play Lara in remake?
galinaqt 3 years ago
That's just the thing she already did a remake of Dr. Zhivago for TV for the US. Why? Dunno...
jrmetmoi 3 years ago
Now I've recalled that I saw that version. It is not as good as this one. Also I tnink that scenes with cutting hands were too much. As cruel as that war was, I never heard of cutting hands and legs.
galinaqt 3 years ago
Well, I watched it too and Hans Matheson played a good Doctor Zhivago. I liked it. It's a different version. That's all.
criderick 3 years ago
Since I am from Russia, I can feel when it is fake. This is why I don't buy newer version. Romantic "scene" with candles is wrong ( for example). One doesn't have it in Russia.
galinaqt 3 years ago
Yeah, It's sad when people from somewhere else make movies on your country and put the foot in. But you see I've watch period dramas made i Spain that talk about Spanish people centuries ago and they're rubbish. The vision of people from nowadays is behind every shot. They distort every word, every sequence so as to give it a modern point of view. Though it could have been better, I did enjoy that 2002 version (I may even watch the one from 2006)& I want a Russian version as well!Live Doctor!
criderick 3 years ago
Hollywood done pretty good version of "Crime and Punishment". If it is done well, I am only happy. I never saw Russian version of Zhivago. This story was banned for a long time, because it was not what the Government wanted people to know about that time. In my opinion, it is the truthful book about that time, but other than that it is not much of a book.
galinaqt 3 years ago
Why not juxtapose this with clips of Sam Neill in the Keira Knightley version.
Cool2BCeltic 3 years ago
CLAY! CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
CrazedAfroninja 3 years ago 2
Steiger was a brilliant actor - a couple of years before he passed on he did a wonderful interview for Turner Classics. He described a scene with Julie where he was to forcefully kiss her and she was to convey her shock, dislike and revulsion without saying anything. After a few unsuccessful "takes" Rod decided to use a little actor-studio realism. For the next shot, Rod, without Julie's knowledge, slipped his tongue into her mouth and Mr. Lean got the reaction he was looking for. Cut, print!
etienne818 3 years ago
ETIENNE- UGH! I an sympathise with Julie. That was done to me as a child by an adult, and it was simply FOUL, especially as my attacker drank and smoked- the smell and taste were disgusting.Yergh! But to give Steiger his due, he really knew how to act.
coralarch 3 years ago
That was a terrible thing to do to a child - my sympathies to you for having experienced that.
etienne818 3 years ago
Thanks, Etienne- but whenever that memory comes back, I always remind myself that other kids have had it far worse than I. I was lucky!
coralarch 3 years ago
Victor brought sugar for the child.
NewYorkSocialite 3 years ago
Too True. Human beings are seldom human and don't like being reminded of just how horrible we can be. But movies like Dr. Zhivago show us just how beautiful simple things like love can be.
jkoff76 3 years ago 2
coralarch--Good response! The Old Testament and movies like Dr. Zhivago make many uncomfortable with their portrayals of human depravity. We all certainly need a Savior.
brcbrtn 3 years ago
amazing scene! I'm only halfway through the novel but I'm guessing the visitor is Komarovsky?
rayhilt03 3 years ago
rahit, yes, Viktor himself- the one and only, played by the one and only Rod Steiger.
coralarch 3 years ago
TURN THAT BULL OFF!
I BROUGHT SOME DVD'S!
What'd you bring?
Dr. Zhivago, Brace Encounter, and Birds on the River Kwai!
NarutoLover777 4 years ago
Hahahaha, Unforgivable.
krs7070 4 years ago
It's "Brief Encounter" and "Bridge on the River Kwai."
lunaticmoth13 3 years ago
This has got to be one of the most dramatic scenes in the entire movie. And this is one awesome movie.
seltian 4 years ago
TURN THAT BULL OFF!
Dsaubt 4 years ago
I like it when he falls down the stairs. In the beginning of the movie he was prophetic, when Steiger's character told Pasha Antipov/Strelnikov "partisans just may win.." when they were in the diner.
901utah 4 years ago
This is not the best scene with the extraordinary Rod Steiger, superb actor. I prefer the scenes where he seduces the 17 year old Lara. I could not have resisted him either, even at 50 or 60 ! I admire Rod Steiger, only he could play Viktor Ippolitovich Komarovsky.
monichat 4 years ago 3
Monichat- agree 100%! Steiger was brilliant! Hateful, yet somehow likeable. A memorable villain.
coralarch 4 years ago
yaaa unforgivable
blkj4k 4 years ago
UNFORGIVABLE!
boboMAC123 4 years ago 9
lol thats why i looked this up. lol
BITCH!! WHO SAID U COULD SIT DOWN?? U BETTER WAIT FOR MY REQUEST!! YA CUNT!!!
2G00D4W0RDS 4 years ago
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brianstreet54 4 years ago
Special edition of the tribute concert for David Lean coming out this month with comments by Maurice Jarre... and lots of funny anecdotes... check out milanrecords. com
brianstreet54 4 years ago
brilliant scene
redsoxrule145 4 years ago
the same here unforgivable
oree3 4 years ago
i looked this up because it was in an "unforgivable" video on youtube, look it up its great
MikeHawkhurtsbad 4 years ago
lol thats fuuny thats the same reason i looks this up lol
UFVpudd 4 years ago
rod stieger...one of the best actors that ever was
funnygirl9999 4 years ago
One of my favorite movie lines of all time is when Dr Zhivago says, "I just want to LIVE!"
JGMagoo 4 years ago
When Kamarovsky makes the comment to Lara, "who are you to refuse me anything", he is referring to the affair they had together. Then Zhivago throws him out and K says, "We're all made of the same clay, you know...Clay!
fernfeyes 4 years ago
LOL LO LOL LOL!! Coralarch made me laff lol
Jezxxxx
Lcplsexiiiking 4 years ago
great great scene, thanks for posting!
Waltsgrl 4 years ago
Too much passion, lust & adultery in this movie for my taste.
UrinalStageFright 5 years ago
Well, if that turns you off, I pray you never read the Old Testament!
coralarch 4 years ago 2
In what century do you live, please. This is not the Middle Ages after all.
monichat 4 years ago
One Of The Greatest Movies Ever! Thanx For Posting This Video!
Stixman41 5 years ago
I agree. THE greatest movie ever made! There has never been a better one! ;o)
JGMagoo 4 years ago
do u have any other scenes?
MitsuomiKun 5 years ago
A great performance? Steiger was melodramatic as they come, and not in a good way. He's better in this than some of his other performances like the hysterical Amityville Horror but it still has his usual over-enunciation and random outbursts.
TulseLuper 5 years ago
poor komarovsky :(
uncanoneinverso 5 years ago 2
Victor brought some sugar for the child.
BillyBibbitt 5 years ago
i don't like this part. why did you choose this part? I like the part Zhivago with his wife(not Lara) in the ball room. Tonya is very beautiful and zhivago acts like a gentlman! Of course, this couldn't relect the reality of the world.
chloelovescats 5 years ago