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

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

Director:

Michael Radford

Writers:

George Orwell (novel), Michael Radford
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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 ...
Richard Burton ...
Suzanna Hamilton Suzanna Hamilton ...
Cyril Cusack Cyril Cusack ...
Gregor Fisher Gregor Fisher ...
James Walker James Walker ...
Andrew Wilde Andrew Wilde ...
Tillotson
David Trevena David Trevena ...
Tillotson's Friend
David Cann David Cann ...
Martin
Anthony Benson Anthony Benson ...
Peter Frye Peter Frye ...
Roger Lloyd-Pack Roger Lloyd-Pack ...
Waiter (as Roger Lloyd Pack)
Rupert Baderman Rupert Baderman ...
Winston as a Boy
Corinna Seddon Corinna Seddon ...
Winston's Mother
Martha Parsey 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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Big Brother | Future | Year 1984 | Propaganda | Sex  | See more »

Taglines:

The year of the movie. The movie of the year. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$8,400,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The actors who play the roles of Parsons (Gregor Fisher) and the Telescreen Announcer (Phyllis Logan) also appeared in Michael Radford's first feature film, Another Time, Another Place. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Winston and Julia are together in the room upstairs for the second time, Julia asks Winston what time the clock says. He responds that it is 21 hours, or 9pm. When Julia leaves and Winston picks up the glass ball off the table, the clock behind it says 2:30. 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

After the end credits finish and the screen goes black, the monotonous
end-title music keeps droning on for nine more minutes. See more »


Soundtracks

"Julia"
Written & Performed by The Eurythmics
(VHS version only) See more »