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Director:
Michael Anderson
Writers:
George Orwell (novel)
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Release Date:
September 1956 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
Will Ecstasy Be a Crime ...In the Terrifying World of the Future? See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
'Animal House' Star Vernon Dies
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User Reviews:
Double good version of the Orwell classic See more (13 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Edmond O'Brien ... Winston Smith
Michael Redgrave ... Gen. O'Connor

Jan Sterling ... Julia
David Kossoff ... Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
Mervyn Johns ... Jones

Donald Pleasence ... R. Parsons
Carol Wolveridge ... Selina Parsons
Ernest Clark ... Outer Party Announcer
Patrick Allen ... Inner Party Official
Ronan O'Casey ... Rutherford
Michael Ripper ... Outer Party Orator
Ewen Solon ... Outer Party Orator
Kenneth Griffith ... Prisoner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Jacobs ... Telescreen (voice)
Barbara Cavan ... Woman (uncredited) (voice)
Walter Gotell ... Guard (uncredited)
Barbara Keogh ... Special Woman (uncredited)
Bernard Rebel ... Kalador (uncredited)

John Vernon ... Big Brother (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Anderson 
 
Writing credits
George Orwell (novel)

Ralph Gilbert Bettison  and
William Templeton 

Produced by
Ralph Gilbert Bettison .... assistant producer (as Ralph Bettinson)
N. Peter Rathvon .... producer
 
Original Music by
Malcolm Arnold 
 
Non-Original Music by
Ludwig van Beethoven (from "Symphony No.5 Second Movement", "Symphony No.6 Fourth Movement" and "Symphony No.9 Fourth Movement")
 
Cinematography by
C.M. Pennington-Richards 
 
Film Editing by
Bill Lewthwaite 
 
Casting by
Robert Lennard 
 
Production Design by
Terence Verity 
 
Art Direction by
Len Townsend 
 
Costume Design by
Barbara Gray 
 
Makeup Department
L.V. Clark .... makeup artist
Henry Montsash .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
John Croydon .... production supervisor
G.R. Mitchell .... production manager
Gerry Mitchell .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Slark .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Peter Glazier .... assistant art director
Olga Lehmann .... storyboard artist
Len Townsend .... assistant art director (as Leonard Townsend)
Bill Beavis .... scenic artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Arthur Bradburn .... sound recordist
Harold V. King .... recording director
Arthur Southgate .... dubbing editor
 
Special Effects by
George Blackwell .... special effects
Bryan Langley .... special effects
Norman Warwick .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Day .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Babs Gray .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Louis Levy .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
Eddie Frewin .... unit driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Gladys Goldsmith .... continuity
 

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Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16
Company:
Holiday Film Productions Ltd.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Donald Pleasence also appeared in the 1954 television version, playing the character of Syme which in the film is amalgamated with that of Parsons.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Bob Newhart Show: Big Brother Is Watching (#3.1)" (1974)See more »

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17 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Double good version of the Orwell classic, 24 October 1998
Author: bux from Tecumseh ok

Dingy, atmospheric version of George Orwells tale concerning two citizens of the New World Order involved in illicit, illegal love. Nothing is pretty in this story, and perhaps O'Brian and Sterling are a bit long in the tooth for the characters the author had in mind, however the superb dramatizations overcome any casting mishaps. The story of life in a totalitarian society rings chillingly familiar today. And, in the conclusion, to quote the poet laureate of our times, Todd Rundgren "Winston Smith Takes it on the Jaw Again!"

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