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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. Overview. George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. Michael Radford. Director, Screenplay. George Orwell.

  3. www.imdb.com › title › tt00878031984 (1984) - IMDb

    1984: Directed by Michael Radford. With John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel.

  4. Animal Farm. Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive ...

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  5. George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 has two notable film adaptations: the first from 1956 and the second from 1984.. The 1956 film veers the most from the novel. It creates an alternate ending to ...

  6. Sep 5, 2024 · Nineteen Eighty-four is a novel by George Orwell published in 1949 as a warning against totalitarianism. Orwell’s chilling dystopia made a deep impression on readers, and his ideas entered mainstream culture in a way achieved by very few books. The novel invented concepts such as Big Brother and the Thought Police, which remain instantly recognizable in the 21st century.

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  8. 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

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