1984 (1984)
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Directed by British filmmaker Michael Radford, Nineteen Eighty-Four is the second film adaptation of the George Orwell novel. The film is set during April of 1984 in post-atomic war London, the capital city of the repressive totalitarian state of Oceania. Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a government bureaucrat whose job is rewriting history and erasing people from existence. While his co-worker Parsons (Gregor Fisher) seems content to follow the state's laws, Winston starts to write in a secret diary despite the fact the "Big Brother" is watching everyone at all times by way of monitors. He silently suffers and tries to comprehend his oppression, which forbids individual human behaviors such as free thinking and sex. He meets Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), who works for the Ministry of Truth, and they engage in a stoic love affair. They are soon found out, and Winston is interrogated and tortured by his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton in his final film appearance). ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 110 mins
Complete Cast:
- John Hurt - Winston Smith
- Suzanna Hamilton - Julia
- Gregor Fisher - Parsons
- Andrew Wilde - Tillotson
- Rupert Baderman - Winston as a Boy
- David Cann - Martin
- John Golightly - Patrolman
- Merelina Kendall - Mrs. Parsons
- Phyllis Logan - Telescreen Announcer
- Matthew Scurfield - Guard
- Martha Parsey - Winston's Sister
- Norman Bacon - Man on Station
- Rolf Saxon - Patrolman
- Bob Flag - Big Brother
- Hugh Walters - Artsem Lecturer
- David Trevena - Tillotson's Friend
- Richard Burton - O'Brien
- Cyril Cusack - Charrington
- James Walker - Syme
- Carey Wilson - Party Member
- Anthony Benson - Jones
- Peter Frye - Rutherford
- Christine Hargreaves - Soup Lady
- Janet Key - Instructress
- Roger Lloyd Pack - Waiter
- John Hughes - Man in White Coat
- John Boswall - Goldstein
- Garry Cooper - Guard
- Robert Putt - Shouting Prole
- Eddie Stacey - Executioner
- Shirley Stelfox - Whore
- Director(s):
- Michael Radford
- Writer(s):
- Jonathan Gems, Michael Radford
- Producer(s):
- Simon Perry
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