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1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (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

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Michael Radford

Written By: George Orwell, Michael Radford

In Theaters: Oct 10, 1984 Wide

On DVD: Mar 4, 2003

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Cast

John Hurt
Winston Smith
Richard Burton
O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton
Julia
Cyril Cusack
Charrington
Gregor Fisher
Parsons
James Walker
Syme
Andrew Wilde
Tillotson
Rupert Baderman
Winston as a Boy
Anthony Benson
Jones
David Cann
Martin
Peter Frye
Rutherford
John Golightly
Patrolman
Christine Hargreaves
Soup Lady
Merelina Kendall
Mrs. Parsons
Janet Key
Instructress
Phyllis Logan
Telescreen Announcer
Roger Lloyd Pack
Waiter
Matthew Scurfield
Guard
Shirley Stelfox
Whore
David Trevena
Tillotson's Friend
Hugh Walters
Artsem Lecturer
Eddie Stacey
Executioner
Bob Flag
Big Brother
Robert Putt
Shouting Prole
Rolf Saxon
Patrolman
Garry Cooper
Guard
Norman Bacon
Man on Station
John Boswall
Goldstein
Martha Parsey
Winston's Sister
John Hughes
Man in White Coat
Carey Wilson
Party Member

Critic Reviews for 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

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Solid version of the famous sci-fi novel. Big Brother again rules.

February 17, 2008 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

A scary reminder of how easily totalitarian ideas and ideals crop up in societies and take fierce hold.

August 22, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Better than to be expected adaptation of the book. Not bad, but nothing worthy writing Big Brother about.

April 11, 2003 Comment

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Slow moving and hard to follow. Not nearly as good as it should have been. Just go read the book instead.

August 8, 2002 Comments (9)

Larry Carroll

Countingdown.com

� bom ver o cinema cumprindo uma velha fun��o que, �s vezes, � esquecida: levar o espectador a refletir sobre si mesmo e sobre a sociedade em que vive.

May 31, 2002 Comment

Pablo Villaca

Cinema em Cena

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There are just some stories that are better left on paper. For all my love of Orwell (and believe me it runs deep) there was something sordid about watching some of my most beloved and loathed characters play out on the screen, however well the actors delivered on their end of the bargain. When it comes to something so

October 5, 2011

Unknown Hobo

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O'Brien: Power is tearing human minds apart and putting them back together in new shapes of your own choosing.�"Big Brother is watching"1984 may be a great book, but as far as this movie goes; I didn't care for it at all. The only thing I liked about the movie was the always great Roger Deakins and his cinematography.

September 28, 2011

Melvin White

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