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

1984

1h 53m

6.8(1518 votes)

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Science Fiction

Overview

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

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45 members

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John Hurt

Winston Smith

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Richard Burton

O'Brien

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Suzanna Hamilton

Julia

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Cyril Cusack

Charrington

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Gregor Fisher

Parsons

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James Walker

Syme

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Andrew Wilde

Tillotson

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David Cann

Martin

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Peter Frye

Rutherford

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Roger Lloyd Pack

Waiter

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David Trevena

Tillotson's Friend

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Anthony Benson

Jones

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Phyllis Logan

The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)

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Garry Cooper

Guard

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Rupert Baderman

Winston Smith as a Boy

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Corinna Seddon

Winston's Mother

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Martha Parsey

Winston's Sister

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Merelina Kendall

Mrs. Parsons

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P.J. Nicholas

William Parsons

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Lynne Radford

Susan Parsons

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Pip Donaghy

Inner Party Speaker

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Shirley Stelfox

The Whore

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Janet Key

The Instructress

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Hugh Walters

Artsem Lecturer

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John Hughes

Man in White Coat

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Robert Putt

Shouting Prole

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Christine Hargreaves

Soup Lady

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Matthew Scurfield

Guard

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John Golightly

Patrolman

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Rolf Saxon

Patrolman

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Ole Oldendorp

Eurasian Soldier

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Eddie Stacey

Executioner

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Norman Bacon

Man on Station Platform

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John Foss

Youth Leader

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Carey Wilson

Party Member

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Mitzi McKenzie

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Writing

Pam Gems

The Washerwoman

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Joscik Barbarossa

Aaronson

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John Boswall

Goldstein

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Bob Flag

Big Brother

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Annie Lennox

Woman at rally (uncredited)

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Lucien Morgan

Ministery Worker (uncredited)

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Michael Munn

Interrogation Room Soldier (uncredited)

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Jason Savage

Child at Rally (uncredited)

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Fred Wood

Prol (uncredited)

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