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1984

Original title: Nineteen Eighty-Four
  • 1984
  • R
  • 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
    75K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,650
    58
    • Director
      • Michael Radford
    • Writers
      • Michael Radford
      • George Orwell
    • Stars
      • John Hurt
      • Richard Burton
      • Suzanna Hamilton
    • 277User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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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
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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 reviews277

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    9/10
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    I really have only one thing to comment on. Most of the other reviewers have stated just about everything about this wonderfully gritty, dark, foreboding movie that still remains an eerie parallel to our lives today, especially in the last 2 years...

    But I'm confused by the number of people who have commented that claim to be put off by "the gratuitous nudity" by the two characters of Winston and Julia. Given the fact that everything in this society--waking up, food, habits, desires, work, workers, even the underwear and overalls--is so uniform, has it occurred to viewers that being nude was the only link to identity that these characters had? Everything in their world depends, thrives on sameness. Without clothes, everyone is unique. The two lovers were already in dire conditions by committing the sin of feeling for another human being, let alone carnally but in the heart. And they had to deceive and pretend and go through the motions of the dutiful cogs in the Big Brother wheel. But their only shared peace and comfort was their sacred time alone, and in love. They had finally found their own identities through loving each other. Their nudity was merely symbolic of that. In that sense, their union and expressions of that union only becomes more fragile, beautiful and honest, in such a heartless, cold, indifferent world.

    May that be truly said of us, and all of us...

    OK, that out of the way...one of the most gritty, realistic, honest translations ever to grace the screen. Wouldn't have changed a thing. Highly, highly recommended, along with the original 1955 version of "Animal Farm". Perfect double-feature for a somber, thoughtful evening's viewing.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 1985 (United States)
    • 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
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    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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