Oh I know! Totally out for himself.
Alec Guinness, of course in Lawrence too, was also good in that. Love the ending scene to movie...finally found on YT the other day. Just need to get up on FR page. It’s one of my favourites. So beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMmMz4rTFO8&list=FLYj4SCrDZqfGXK2sHb9HBYw&index=38
Alec Guinness is actually the narrator for the entire movie. He is also the secret protector of Yuri all the way through. He was the “Hidden Star” of Dr. Zhivago. here is one of the most poignant lines in the movie:
Lara is “forgotten as a nameless number on a list which was later mislaid.
The Book had more, but I think it was edited just right.