Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

1984•1h 53m•6.8/10

DramaScience FictionThriller

Ratings

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6.8/10(2K)

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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Production

Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Winston Smith

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

O'Brien

Suzanna Hamilton

Suzanna Hamilton

Julia

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Charrington

Gregor Fisher

Gregor Fisher

Parsons

James Walker

James Walker

Syme

Andrew Wilde

Andrew Wilde

Tillotson

David Cann

David Cann

Martin

Peter Frye

Peter Frye

Rutherford

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Waiter

David Trevena

Tillotson's Friend

Anthony Benson

Jones

Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan

The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

Guard

Rupert Baderman

Winston Smith as a Boy

Corinna Seddon

Winston's Mother

Martha Parsey

Winston's Sister

Merelina Kendall

Merelina Kendall

Mrs. Parsons

P.J. Nicholas

William Parsons

Lynne Radford

Susan Parsons

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