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1984

Original title: Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • 1984
  • 16
  • 1h 53m
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John Hurt, Bob Flag, and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)
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In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

  • Director
    • Michael Radford
  • Writers
    • Michael Radford
    • George Orwell
  • Stars
    • John Hurt
    • Richard Burton
    • Suzanna Hamilton
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    79K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,345
    542
    • Director
      • Michael Radford
    • Writers
      • Michael Radford
      • George Orwell
    • Stars
      • John Hurt
      • Richard Burton
      • Suzanna Hamilton
    • 291User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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    John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)
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    John Hurt
    John Hurt
    • Winston Smith
    Richard Burton
    Richard Burton
    • O'Brien
    Suzanna Hamilton
    Suzanna Hamilton
    • Julia
    Cyril Cusack
    Cyril Cusack
    • Charrington
    Gregor Fisher
    Gregor Fisher
    • Parsons
    James Walker
    • Syme
    Andrew Wilde
    Andrew Wilde
    • Tillotson
    David Trevena
    • Tillotson's Friend
    David Cann
    • Martin
    Anthony Benson
    • Jones
    Peter Frye
    • Rutherford
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Waiter
    Rupert Baderman
    • Winston Smith as a Boy
    Corinna Seddon
    • Winston's Mother
    Martha Parsey
    • Winston's Sister
    Merelina Kendall
    Merelina Kendall
    • Mrs. Parsons
    P.J. Nicholas
    • William Parsons
    Lynne Radford
    • Susan Parsons
    • Director
      • Michael Radford
    • Writers
      • Michael Radford
      • George Orwell
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In poor health during most of the filming, Richard Burton had great difficulty remembering his lines and sometimes had to film a scene dozens of times before he could get it right. The scene in O'Brien's apartment where he is talking to Winston about Goldstein's book took a record of forty-one takes for Burton to say his speech without fumbling his lines.
    • Goofs
      After the rack torture scene, O'Brien removes Winston's front tooth. Later, in the rat mask torture scene, his tooth is back again. (In the book, Winston is given dentures after O'Brien pulled the tooth, but this was not explained in the movie.)
    • Quotes

      Winston Smith: [reads from Goldstein's book] "In accordance to the principles of Doublethink, it does not matter if the war is not real, or when it is, that victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won. It is meant to be continuous. The essential act of modern warfare is the destruction of the produce of human labor. A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. In principle, the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects. And its object is not victory over Eurasia or Eastasia, but to keep the very structure of society intact." Julia? Are you awake? There is truth, and there is untruth. To be in a minority of one doesn't make you mad.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins with the title, "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."
    • Alternate versions
      From director of photography Roger Deakins: "Be careful which '1984' you watch as some do not have the 'Bleach Bypass' effect built in. As the effect was done on all the prints, the IP and subsequent INs do not reflect the intended look of the film."
    • Connections
      Featured in Eurythmics: Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984)
    • 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

    User reviews291

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    7/10
    A Forecast of the Past, Present & Future...
    Winston Smith is bound inside a cage, he's upset all of the folks that pay his wage, by not dancing to the tune, of the Oceania goon, and ignoring all his righteous propaganda. To begin with, he's not thinking as he should, his maths is very poor, and that's not good, plus he's finding lots of time, to commit a sexual crime, by taking his young love into the woods. But Big Brother has a way that he can smother, and O'Brien is a rather vengeful mother, observation sets the trap, then you're caught like a starved rat, and there's nowhere you can run, or look for cover. Just imagine if your world was always seen, there were cameras to report where you had been, a device always recording, what you say, knows what you're hoarding, you spend your time with it just looking at its screen.

    God forbid!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1984 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig
    • Filming locations
      • Battersea Power Station, Battersea, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Virgin
      • Umbrella-Rosenblum Films Production
      • Virgin Benelux
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $8,430,492
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $29,897
      • Dec 16, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,430,492
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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