Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
- Michael Radford
- 1h 53m
- November 9, 1984 · United Kingdom
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 9, 1984
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- 20th Century Fox,Atlantic Releasing Corporation,Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production,Virgin Benelux,Virgin Schallplatten,Virgin Films
- Cast
- John Hurt,Richard Burton,Suzanna Hamilton,Cyril Cusack,Gregor Fisher,James Walker,Andrew Wilde,David Cann,Peter Frye,Roger Lloyd Packand 35 more
- Director
- Michael Radford
- Writer
- Michael Radford,George Orwell
- Cinematography
- Roger Deakins
- Music
- Dominic Muldowney
- Budget
- $7,430,072
- Revenue
- $8,430,492
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