Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

6.8(1,655 votes)Nov 9, 19841h 53m

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.

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Director

Michael Radford

Status

Released

Budget

$7M

Revenue

$8M

Language

English

Top Cast

John Hurt

John Hurt

Winston Smith

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

O'Brien

Suzanna Hamilton

Suzanna Hamilton

Julia

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Charrington

Gregor Fisher

Gregor Fisher

Parsons

James Walker

James Walker

Syme

Andrew Wilde

Andrew Wilde

Tillotson

David Cann

David Cann

Martin

Peter Frye

Peter Frye

Rutherford

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Waiter

David Trevena

David Trevena

Tillotson's Friend

Anthony Benson

Anthony Benson

Jones

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