Movie

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

• R
• November 9, 1984
• 1h 53m

• Drama
• Science Fiction
• Thriller

“George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.”

Overview

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.

Director

Michael Radford

Writers

Michael Radford, George Orwell

Starring

John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton