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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

6.81984R1h 53mEnglish

Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.

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Starring

John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton

Directed by

Michael Radford

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

Information

Released
Nov 9, 1984
Runtime
1h 53m
Status
Released

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
GB
Rating
R
Directed by
Michael Radford

Production

Studio
Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production
Studio
Virgin Films

People in this story

John HurtWinston Smith
Richard BurtonO'Brien
Suzanna HamiltonJulia
Cyril CusackCharrington
Gregor FisherParsons
James WalkerSyme
Andrew WildeTillotson
David CannMartin
Peter FryeRutherford
Roger Lloyd PackWaiter
DDavid TrevenaTillotson's Friend
AAnthony BensonJones

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