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Nineteen Eighty-Four

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

1984-11-09 Drama 1hr 53m

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

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George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

  • Released
    1984-11-09
  • Revenue
    $8,430,492
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 53m
  • Genre
    Drama, Science Fiction
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    7
  • Production
    Atlantic Releasing Corporation, Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Benelux, Virgin Schallplatten, Virgin Films, 20th Century Fox

Crew

Michael Radford
Director
Michael Radford
Screenplay
Al Clark
Producer
Keywords:
based on novel or book dystopia fascism totalitarian regime anarchist brainwashing orwellian totalitarianism future vision future noir authoritarian callous gloomy impartial matter of fact mean spirited george orwell

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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

David Trevena
Tillotson's Friend
Anthony Benson

Anthony Benson
Jones
Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan
The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper
Guard
Rupert Baderman

Rupert Baderman
Winston Smith as a Boy
Corinna Seddon

Corinna Seddon
Winston's Mother
Martha Parsey

Martha Parsey
Winston's Sister
Merelina Kendall

Merelina Kendall
Mrs. Parsons
P.J. Nicholas

P.J. Nicholas
William Parsons
Lynne Radford

Lynne Radford
Susan Parsons
Pip Donaghy

Pip Donaghy
Inner Party Speaker
Shirley Stelfox

Shirley Stelfox
The Whore
Janet Key

Janet Key
The Instructress
Hugh Walters

Hugh Walters
Artsem Lecturer
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John Hughes
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Robert Putt

Robert Putt
Shouting Prole
Christine Hargreaves

Christine Hargreaves
Soup Lady
Matthew Scurfield

Matthew Scurfield
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John Golightly

John Golightly
Patrolman
Rolf Saxon

Rolf Saxon
Patrolman
Ole Oldendorp

Ole Oldendorp
Eurasian Soldier
Eddie Stacey

Eddie Stacey
Executioner
Norman Bacon

Norman Bacon
Man on Station Platform
John Foss

John Foss
Youth Leader
Carey Wilson

Carey Wilson
Party Member
Mitzi McKenzie

Mitzi McKenzie
Party Member
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Pam Gems
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Joscik Barbarossa

Joscik Barbarossa
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John Boswall

John Boswall
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Keith Gale

Keith Gale
Prole (uncredited)
Annie Lennox

Annie Lennox
Woman at rally (uncredited)
Lucien Morgan

Lucien Morgan
Ministery Worker (uncredited)
Michael Munn

Michael Munn
Interrogation Room Soldier (uncredited)
Jason Savage

Jason Savage
Child at Rally (uncredited)
Fred Wood

Fred Wood
Prol (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Nineteen Eighty-Four
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A Review by CharlesTheBold

Written by CharlesTheBold on 2017-02-22

Based on George Orwell's dystopian novel from the 1940s, the movie was produced in the very year that Orwell had set it, 1984. Horrified... read more

Based on George Orwell's dystopian novel from the 1940s, the movie was produced in the very year that Orwell had set it, 1984. Horrified by the recent atrocities by the Germans and Russians, and fearing that England and America might take a similar turn, Orwell had painted a frightening portrait of the ultimate dictatorship, and the movie faithfully followed him. Some of the details were: (1) Continual surveillance, in this case carried out by cameras hidden inside television sets. (2) Decaying infrastructure and shoddy merchandise produced by the Party's monopoly of the economy. (3) A political language, NewSpeak, full of euphemisms and code words for the government's activities. (4) A brutal law-enforcement system in which being suspected even of disloyal THOUGHTS can bring barbaric punishment. The movie stars John Hurt as the beaten rebel, Susanna Hamilton as his mistress, and Richard Burton as the government official on whom they pin their hopes (like Orwell himself, Burton was fatally ill during the production and died before the movie's release)

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A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2021-03-01

Do not watch this movie if you are feeling pessimistic or depressed, because the kind of catharsis won’t help you. Nineteen-eighty-four is a... read more

Do not watch this movie if you are feeling pessimistic or depressed, because the kind of catharsis won’t help you. Nineteen-eighty-four is a bleak movie based on a dark novel that paints a totalitarian world that really sucks. Although they don’t merely tell lies over and over until devotees believe them - instead they actually rewrite historical details in newspapers — still it bears a striking and chilling parallel to the current moment. The acting is excellent and the sparing use of color is very effective, but I felt there were holes here and there details perhaps explained more fully in the novel. I want to read the book now for comparison, though I gather the film hovers close to its plot. It would be fascinating to know what the other societies were like, especially the ones they are alternately supposed to be at war with or allied to, but I imagine even the novel only deals with this thought-crime ridden hellhole. It is worth watching for sure, but not at 2 a.m. after your partner has broken up with you and you have lost your job.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-27

This adaptation is a fairly faithful, if a little too abridged, version of the Orwellian story of absolute power, sedition and oppression bu... read more

This adaptation is a fairly faithful, if a little too abridged, version of the Orwellian story of absolute power, sedition and oppression but it's really John Hurt who makes this version stand out. His performance as the weedy "Winston" - a low level bureaucrat in the Ministry of Truth, is visceral as he depicts a character who has found his own way to rebel against the not so benevolent rule of "Big Brother". Everything they do, say - even think, is being monitored and so his life is conceivably now in considerable danger. That is only likely to increase after he encounters the like-minded "Julia" (Suzanna Hamilton) and together they begin to think the unthinkable! Richard Burton starts to make his presence felt around half way though with his perfectly pitched vocal tones and even more measured delivery creating a sense of torturous menace that you could cut with a knife, and though he features quite sparingly his contributions when the two are together put an whole new meaning on cat and mouse. It's a brutal watch, both physically and psychologically and the use of militaristic archive and the simplicity of it's own production help give this an edge that's gritty and philosophically quite savage as we head even deeper into a society controlled by machines, tyrants and indifference almost eighty years after it was written. It's bleak!

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A Review by CharlesTheBold

Based on George Orwell's dystopian novel from the 1940s, the movie was produced in the very year that Orwell had set it, 1984. Horrified by the recent atrocities by the Germans and Russians, and fearing that England and America might ta...

reviewer avatar

A Review by CharlesTheBold

Written by CharlesTheBold on 2017-02-22

Based on George Orwell's dystopian novel from the 1940s, the movie was produced in the very year that Orwell had set it, 1984. Horrified by the recent atrocities by the Germans and Russians, and f...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2021-03-01

Do not watch this movie if you are feeling pessimistic or depressed, because the kind of catharsis won’t help you. Nineteen-eighty-four is a bleak movie based on a dark novel that paints a totalitaria...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-27

This adaptation is a fairly faithful, if a little too abridged, version of the Orwellian story of absolute power, sedition and oppression but it's really John Hurt who makes this version stand out. Hi...

read more