1984 (1984)

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113 min - Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi - 14 December 1984 (USA)

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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 22,741 users
Reviews: 145 user | 46 critic

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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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	John Hurt	...	Winston Smith
	Richard Burton	...	O'Brien
	Suzanna Hamilton	...	Julia
	Cyril Cusack	...	Charrington
	Gregor Fisher	...	Parsons
	James Walker	...	Syme
	Andrew Wilde	...	Tillotson
	David Trevena	...	Tillotson's Friend
	David Cann	...	Martin
	Anthony Benson	...	Jones
	Peter Frye	...	Rutherford
	Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Waiter (as Roger Lloyd Pack)
	Rupert Baderman	...	Winston as a Boy
	Corinna Seddon	...	Winston's Mother
	Martha Parsey	...	Winston's Sister

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Storyline

After The Atomic War the world is divided into three states. London is the capital of Oceania, ruled by a party who has total control over all its citizens. Winston Smith is one of the bureaucrats, rewriting history in one of the departments. One day he commits the crime of falling in love with Julia. They try to escape Big Brother's listening and viewing devices, but, of course, nobody can really escape... Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>

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Big Brother is Watching... See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Country:

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 1984 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig See more »

Filming Locations:

Alexandra Palace Way, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$8,400,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Umbrella-Rosenblum Films Production, Virgin Benelux, Virgin Schallplatten See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

The Oceanian soldiers in the film are wearing Soviet Red Army helmets, painted black. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: When the telescreen is broadcasting the news that Ogilvy has been awarded the order of Conspicuous Gallantry, the announcer says that Ogilvy has received the order for his actions against the forces of Eastasia. However, at that point of the movie Oceania is at war with Eurasia, not Eastasia. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Big Brother: [voice-over] This is our land. A land of peace and of plenty. A land of harmony and hope. This is our land. Oceania. These are our people. The workers, the strivers, the builders. These are our people. The builders of our world, struggling, fighting, bleeding, dying. On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields. Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams. Who are they?
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Crazy Credits

"This film was photographed in and around London during the period April-June 1984, the exact time and setting imagined by the author." See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Stephen King's Dead Zone: Total Awareness (#3.5)" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Oceania,'Tis For Thee"
Music by Dominic Muldowney
Lyrics by Jonathan Gems
Sung by the London Voices, directed by Terry Edwards
Soprano soloist: Sally Mates
Contralto soloist: Linda Hirst
Conducted by Dominic Muldowney See more »

1984 (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (original title)

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