Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 53m
- Director Michael Radford
- Genres Drama Science Fiction Thriller
- Rating 6.8/10 (1,705 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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John Hurt
as Winston Smith
-
Richard Burton
as O'Brien
-
Suzanna Hamilton
as Julia
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Cyril Cusack
as Charrington
-
Gregor Fisher
as Parsons
-
James Walker
as Syme
-
Andrew Wilde
as Tillotson
-
David Cann
as Martin
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Peter Frye
as Rutherford
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Roger Lloyd Pack
as Waiter
- David Trevena as Tillotson's Friend
- Anthony Benson as Jones
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Phyllis Logan
as The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
-
Garry Cooper
as Guard
- Rupert Baderman as Winston Smith as a Boy
- Corinna Seddon as Winston's Mother
- Martha Parsey as Winston's Sister
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Merelina Kendall
as Mrs. Parsons
Crew
-
Michael Radford
Director
-
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
- Tom Priestley Editor
- Dominic Muldowney Original Music Composer
- Al Clark Producer
-
Simon Perry
Producer
- Robert Devereux Producer
-
Michael Radford
Screenplay
