Trivia What actors were considered for the movie Doctor Zhivago? Sarah Miles auditioned for the Lara role. Robert Bolt, the screenwriter, told David Lean, You cant hire her; shes a North Country slut. (Bolt and Miles were later married.). Jane Fonda Jane Fonda reportedly declined the part of Lara. Producer Carlo Ponti purchased the film rights with his wife Sophia Loren could play Lara, a casting decision director David Lean talked Ponti out of. Actor who got the part: Julie Christie ============================================================== Dirk Bogarde was considered, by master director David Lean, to play the title role in the epic movie version of Boris Pasternaks novel. Peter OToole multi-year contract with producer Sam Spiegel forced him to turn down the lead Actor who got the part: Omar Sharif ============================================================== Master filmmaker David Lean offered Marlon Brando the role of Victor Komarovsky, but never got a response. Actor who got the part: Rod Steiger ============================================================== Audrey Hepburn In 1965, David Lean eagerly pursued Audrey for the role of Zhivagos wife, but she didnt want to work with someone so exact as him. Actor who got the part: Geraldine Chaplin
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