Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)
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| Directed by | Michael Radford |
| Produced by | Simon Perry |
| Screenplay by | Michael Radford |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
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| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Tom Priestley |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £5.5 million |
| Box office | $8.4 million |
Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as 1984, is a 1984 British dystopian drama film written for the screen and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's novel of the same name. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack, the film follows the life of Winston Smith in Oceania, a country run by a totalitarian government.
The film, which features Burton's last screen appearance, is dedicated to him "With love and admiration."
In a dystopian 1984, Winston Smith (John Hurt) endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. The story takes place in London, the capital city of the territory of Airstrip One (formerly "either England or Britain").
Winston works in a small office cubicle at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history in accordance with the dictates of the Party and its supreme figurehead, Big Brother. A man haunted by painful memories and restless desires, Winston is an everyman who keeps a secret diary of his private thoughts, thus creating evidence of his thoughtcrime.
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