Nineteen Eighty-Four

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1984 · 113 min · R · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · TMDB 6.8/10

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.

Directed by Michael Radford

Cast

• John Hurt — Winston Smith
• Richard Burton — O'Brien
• Suzanna Hamilton — Julia
• Cyril Cusack — Charrington
• Gregor Fisher — Parsons