George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) is a drama, science fiction and thriller film directed by Michael Radford, released on November 9, 1984 with a runtime of 1h 53m. It stars John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton and Cyril Cusack. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 1,699 ratings.
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John Hurt
as Winston Smith
Richard Burton
as O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton
as Julia
Cyril Cusack
as Charrington
Gregor Fisher
as Parsons
James Walker
as Syme
Andrew Wilde
as Tillotson
David Cann
as Martin
Peter Frye
as Rutherford
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Waiter
David Trevena
as Tillotson's Friend
Anthony Benson
as Jones
Directed by Michael Radford, written by George Orwell and Michael Radford, produced by Al Clark, Robert Devereux and Simon Perry.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 1,699 ratings.
Based on George Orwell's dystopian novel from the 1940s, the movie was produced in the very year that Orwell had set it, 1984. Horrified by the recent atrocities by the Germans and Russians, and fearing that England and America might take a similar turn, Orwell had painted a frightening portrait of the ultimate dictatorship, and the movie faithfully followed him. Some of the details were: (1) Continual…
Reviewed on February 22, 2017
Do not watch this movie if you are feeling pessimistic or depressed, because the kind of catharsis won’t help you. Nineteen-eighty-four is a bleak movie based on a dark novel that paints a totalitarian world that really sucks. Although they don’t merely tell lies over and over until devotees believe them - instead they actually rewrite historical details in newspapers — still it bears a striking and chilling…
Reviewed on March 1, 2021
This adaptation is a fairly faithful, if a little too abridged, version of the Orwellian story of absolute power, sedition and oppression but it's really John Hurt who makes this version stand out. His performance as the weedy "Winston" - a low level bureaucrat in the Ministry of Truth, is visceral as he depicts a character who has found his own way to rebel against the not so benevolent rule of "Big Brother".…
Reviewed on January 27, 2025
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The main cast of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) includes John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack and Gregor Fisher. The film was directed by Michael Radford. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Nineteen Eighty-Four was released on November 9, 1984 and runs for 1h 53m.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 1,699 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, science fiction and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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