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  1. Box office. $8.4 million (United States) [5] Nineteen Eighty-Four is a 1984 dystopian film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell 's 1949 novel. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack, the film follows the life of Winston Smith (Hurt), a low-ranking civil servant in a war-torn London ...

  2. The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, which is based on the experiences of two journalists: Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg. It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films.

  3. The second feature-length adaptation, Nineteen Eighty-Four, was directed by Michael Radford and was released in 1984. It is a reasonably faithful adaptation of the novel and was critically acclaimed. Many of the film's scenes were shot on the actual dates mentioned in the novel. For example, the scene in which Winston Smith writes the date ...

  4. Orwell’s 1984 in Three Films (1954, 1956 & 1984) | Movie Review. The now-classic John Hurt film version of George Orwell’s 1984 is probably the definitive cinematic interpretation, but the 1956 and 1954 tellings continue to attract fans. All three films are of strong interest to libertarians for their enduring anti-totalitarian message.

  5. 1984 United Kingdom, Netherlands, Federal Republic of Germany Directed by Michael Radford Produced by Simon Perry Written by Michael Radford Featuring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton Running time 110 minutes

  6. Apr 8, 2022 · Adaptions of Nineteen Eighty-Four haven’t always cycled between film, TV and radio (and, in the case of Ridley Scott, an Orwell-themed Apple commercial screened at the 1984 Super Bowl): the dystopia also reached the stage, most notably in 2005 when Lorin Maazel helmed an Oceanic opera. It was savaged by critics, but Simon Keenlyside is authentically physical during the torture scenes, and ...

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  8. Cast. John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Gregor Fisher James Walker Andrew Wilde David Cann Peter Frye Roger Lloyd Pack David Trevena Anthony Benson Phyllis Logan Garry Cooper Rupert Baderman Corinna Seddon Martha Parsey Merelina Kendall P.J. Nicholas Lynne Radford Pip Donaghy Shirley Stelfox Janet Key Hugh Walters John ...

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