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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 ...
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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. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Michael Radford
- 1985-03-22
Jul 22, 2019 · Taking place in the titular year, the story follows Winston Smith (Sir John Hurt), who lives in an oppressive world where every aspect of society is controlled by the government, and where every action is watched by “Big Brother.” His daily job is literally to rewrite history by “correcting” past publications.
Through vividly grim production design and expressionistically desaturated cinematography by Roger Deakins, Michael Radford’s 1984 conjures a bleak vision of postwar Britain as fascistic nightmare—a world all too recognizable as our own.
- Winston Smith
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.
John Hurt, with his scrawny body and lined and weary face, makes the perfect Winston Smith; and Richard Burton, looking so old and weary in this film that it is little wonder he died soon after finishing it, is the immensely cynical O’Brien, who feels close to people only while he is torturing them.
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