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directed by Michael Radford
George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.

John Hurt
Winston Smith

Richard Burton
O'Brien

Suzanna Hamilton
Julia

Cyril Cusack
Charrington

Gregor Fisher
Parsons

James Walker
Syme

Andrew Wilde
Tillotson

David Cann
Martin
Director
Michael Radford
Language
EN
Budget
$7M
Box Office
$8M
Nineteen Eighty-Fourby George Orwell (1949)
Michael Radford's film (1984) was deliberately released in Orwell's target year β the novel's appendix on Newspeak has no film equivalent
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