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Mar 22, 1985 · 1984: Directed by Michael Radford. With John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. Based on George Orwell's novel. In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair. Sir Richard Burton's final film.
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1. 1984 (1984) R | 113 min | Drama, Sci-Fi. 7.1. Rate this. 67 Metascore. In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. Director: Michael Radford | Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. Votes: 76,543 | Gross: $8.40M. 1 titles. Clear your history.
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In a dystopian 1984, Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. He resides in London, the capital city of the territory of Airstrip One, formerly Britain, and works in a small office cubicle at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history as dictated by the ...
In winter 1983, the director Michael Radford asked his producer to try to obtain the rights to Orwell's novel, with low expectations that they were available. It turned out that the rights were held by Marvin Rosenblum, a Chicago lawyer who had been trying on his own to get such a film produced. Rosenblum agreed to become an executive producer, and...
Nineteen Eighty-Four made its theatrical debut on 10 October in London and on 14 December in New York City. It was released in the United States for one week in December 1984 at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles to qualify for the 1985 Academy Awardsand grossed a house record $62,121, despite stormy weather. Vincent Canby of The New York Timessai...
Virgin Films (formerly part of the Virgin Group), who financed the film, commissioned the British rock/pop duo Eurythmics to produce the music for the soundtrack after initially approaching David Bowie, who demanded a fee that Virgin deemed to be too high. Radford objected to Virgin's insistence on using the more pop-oriented electronic Eurythmics ...
The film won the Best British Film of the Year award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.It also won The Golden Tulip Award at the 1985 Istanbul International Film Festival.[citation needed]
International Video Entertainment paid $2 million for North American home video rights, the fifth biggest deal ever at the time.Their VHS release came out in 1985. Polygram Video later released the film on VHS in the mid-1990s. In 2003, MGM Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in North America and in the UK a year later, the American DVD onl...
Adaptations of Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Fourin popular mediaNineteen Eighty-Four at IMDbNineteen Eighty-Four at Box Office MojoNineteen Eighty-Four at Rotten TomatoesBehind the scenes of "1984" starring John Hurt and Richard Burton, ITN Source, 8 October 19841 h 53 m. Summary In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. Drama. Sci-Fi. Directed By: Michael Radford. Written By: Michael Radford, George Orwell. 1984. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews. 67. User Score Generally Favorable Based on 31 User Ratings.
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