Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

  • R
  • 12/14/1984 (US)
  • Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
  • 1h 53m

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

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.

Michael Radford

Director, Screenplay

George Orwell

Novel

Cast

John Hurt's headshot

John Hurt

Winston Smith
Richard Burton's headshot

Richard Burton

O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton's headshot

Suzanna Hamilton

Julia
Cyril Cusack's headshot

Cyril Cusack

Charrington
Gregor Fisher's headshot

Gregor Fisher

Parsons
James Walker's headshot

James Walker

Syme
Andrew Wilde's headshot

Andrew Wilde

Tillotson
David Cann's headshot

David Cann

Martin

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