1984 Movie Review 1984

A very fine adaptation of George Orwell's infamous novel, this version differs from the overly simplistic and cautionary 1954 film because of fine casting and production design. The illegal love affair of a government official becomes his attempt to defy the crushing inhumanity and lack of simple pleasures of an omniscient government. Filmed in London, it skillfully visualizes our time's most central prophetic nightmare.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 117 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Negative Utopia, Sci Fi, Books to Film: George Orwell

Cast

John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregory Fisher, Andrew Wilde, Rupert Baderman

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Director

Michael Radford

Producer

Virgin, Umbrella