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Nineteen Eighty-Four

"George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen."

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R 1984 · 1h 53m
Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction
Starring John Hurt · Richard Burton · Suzanna Hamilton
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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.

Theatrical
Dec 14, 1984
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 4, 2003
Box Office
$8.4M
Budget
$7.4M
Return
1.1x
Theaters
5
Director
Michael Radford
Writer
Michael Radford
Producers
Marvin J. Rosenblum, Al Clark, Simon Perry
Music
Dominic Muldowney
Studio
Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Films
Keywords
based on novel or book fascism totalitarian regime dystopia anarchist brainwashing orwellian totalitarianism future vision future noir authoritarian
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J
John Hurt
Winston Smith
R
Richard Burton
O'Brien
S
Suzanna Hamilton
Julia
C
Cyril Cusack
Charrington
G
Gregor Fisher
Parsons
J
James Walker
Syme
A
Andrew Wilde
Tillotson
D
David Cann
Martin
P
Peter Frye
Rutherford
R
Roger Lloyd Pack
Waiter
D
David Trevena
Tillotson's Friend
A
Anthony Benson
Jones
P
Phyllis Logan
The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
G
Garry Cooper
Guard
M
Martha Parsey
Winston's Sister
M
Merelina Kendall
Mrs. Parsons
P
P.J. Nicholas
William Parsons
L
Lynne Radford
Susan Parsons
P
Pip Donaghy
Inner Party Speaker
S
Shirley Stelfox
The Whore
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