John Hurt
Winston Smith
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Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as 1984, is a 1984 dystopian drama film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell 's 1949 novel of the same name. 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 ...
- Simon Perry
- £5.5 million
- 10 October 1984 (United Kingdom)
Mar 22, 1985 · A totalitarian society, a forbidden love and a dystopian future are the themes of this film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton and Suzanna Hamilton, directed by Michael Radford, with a BAFTA nomination and a bleach bypass effect.
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- Drama, Sci-Fi
- Michael Radford
- 1985-03-22
A dystopian tale of a man who rebels against a repressive regime and its leader, Big Brother. See the cast, crew, reviews, ratings, videos and photos of this 1984 adaptation starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
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- Michael Radford
- R
- John Hurt
1984. The classic George Orwell story set in a world where absolute conformity in action, word and thought, including loyalty to Big Brother, is demanded. 5,764 IMDb 7.1 1 h 50 min 1985. X-Ray R. Drama · Science Fiction · Powerful · Sad. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial.
Set in a dystopian April 1984, nearly 40 years after the end of the second world war, and a few years after the so-called Atomic Wars, Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a middle-aged man who endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police.
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A film adaptation of Orwell's dystopian novel about a totalitarian society where love and rebellion are crimes. The film depicts the bleak and oppressive world of 1984 with a realistic and uncanny style, and features John Hurt as Winston Smith and Richard Burton as O'Brien.
