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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 ruled by Oceania, a totalitarian superstate. [6]
Feb 24, 1985 · The book's skeleton is there. Winston Smith (John Hurt), the movie's protagonist, lives a squalid life in a grimy, greenish-gray, unrecognizable London of the future. (When the novel was published ...
Aug 6, 2018 · It stuck fairly to the book, except for two major (for me) differences. At the end, Winston is not shot. When Winston and Julia meet after Room 101, each of them says “I told them about you”, which seems wishy-washy compared to the book’s “I betrayed you”, which goes so much further than telling someone something.
Feb 13, 2017 · W hen Michael Radford began production on 1984, the surveillance state in which we now live had only just begun. But like George Orwell’s source novel, the film remains timeless: it reflects all the atrocities of the past, present and future onto the reader. Choosing to make 1984 in the year 1984 was no gimmick, but an inspired decision by a ...
Review of 1984 (1984) A very effective adaptation of the George Orwell novel, which depicts a future totalitarian society — bleak in every aspect, thoroughly controlled, and impossible to escape. [Dir: Michael Radford/ John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton/ 115 min/ Drama, SciFi-Fantasy/ Anti-Socialism, Propaganda, Government as Torturer]
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.
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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 ...
