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Imagine a world where absolute conformity rules, and word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother is demanded. It's the year 1984 and such a world exists. Divided into three vast states, whose inhabitants are dominated by all powerful governments, an illegal love affair begins. Soon, worker drone Winston becomes the target of a brain-washing campaign to force him back to conformity.
Theatrical
Dec 14, 1984
Box Office
$8.4M
Budget
$7.4M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 4, 2003
Theaters
1
Director
Michael Radford
Writer
Michael Radford
Producers
Marvin J. Rosenblum, Al Clark, Simon Perry
Music
Dominic Muldowney
Studio
Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Films
Quotes
See all →Powerful Adaptation of Orwell's Dystopian Classic
Quotes about the film
It would be hard to imagine a better dramatization of Orwell's novel than this film. It does a good job of communicating the novel's substance and spirit, and it has some compelling performances. In particular, the expressive John Hurt is riveting in the lead role. However, this is such a powerful portrayal that many viewers will find the ultimate defeat of the individuals in the hands of the mega-state depressing, and some scenes of torture are graphic. It's not the most uplifting film, but certainly a very important one.
Surveillance and Control in Nineteen Eighty-Four
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*], (3rd ed.) (New York, N. Y.: Routledge, 2015), pp. 183–184.
[[Christopher Falzon; https://books.google.com/books?id=dXcKBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183 Philosophy Goes to the Movies: An Introduction to Philosophy]
Collective Loyalty to Big Brother's Regime
Quotes about the film
In a cinema showing patriotic newsreel, anonymous, black-clad citizens rise from their seats in unison to praise their leader Big Brother. Later in the film, it is made clear that the government considers each individual to be no more than a cell in the great organism of the state.
The Horror of Individuality in Totalitarianism
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The peculiar horror of individuality being swallowed up in some faceless social whole has been portrayed in a number of films that refer to the modern totalitarian experience, including…Nineteen Eighty-Four (Michael Radford, 1984).
Cast
Full credits →J
John Hurt
Winston Smith
R
Richard Burton
O'Brien
S
Suzanna Hamilton
Julia
C
Cyril Cusack
Charrington
G
Gregor Fisher
Parsons
J
James Walker
Syme
A
Andrew Wilde
Tillotson
D
David Cann
Martin
P
Peter Frye
Rutherford
R
Roger Lloyd Pack
Waiter
D
David Trevena
Tillotson's Friend
A
Anthony Benson
Jones
P
Phyllis Logan
The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
G
Garry Cooper
Guard
M
Martha Parsey
Winston's Sister
M
Merelina Kendall
Mrs. Parsons
P
P.J. Nicholas
William Parsons
L
Lynne Radford
Susan Parsons
P
Pip Donaghy
Inner Party Speaker
S
Shirley Stelfox
The Whore
