Film
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller· Directed by Michael Radford· 113 min
Overview
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
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Top billing
- John Hurt as Winston Smith
- Richard Burton as O'Brien
- Suzanna Hamilton as Julia
- Cyril Cusack as Charrington
- Gregor Fisher as Parsons