Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

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"George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen."

Movie · 1984 · 1h 53m · Released · Rated R · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Synopsis

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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Cast

  • 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

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