1984 [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1984
• Genre: Drama, Science-Fiction
• Plot: This stunning film adaptation 'journeys straight to the heart of the nightmare' ('Variety') portrayed in George Orwell's terrifying classic. ; ; John Hurt is 'perfect' ('The Washington Post') as a doomed rebel, and Richard Burton 'is a model of powerful restraint' ('Chicago Tribune') as a sadistic agent of the ruling party.; ; Winston Smith (Hurt) endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. ; ; Sent to the chillingly labelled 'Ministry of Love,' he is placed as the mercy of O'Brien (Burton), a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts...and crush his soul.
• Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Andrew Wilde, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd Pack, Rupert Baderman, Corinna Seddon, Martha Parsey, Merelina Kendall, P.J. Nicholas, Lynne Radford, Pip Donaghy, Shirley Stelfox, Janet Key, Hugh Walters, John Hughes, Robert Putt, Christine Hargreaves, Garry Cooper, Matthew Scurfield, John Golightly, Rolf Saxon, Ole Oldendorp, Eddie Stacey, Norman Bacon, John Foss, Carey Wilson, Mitzi McKenzie, Phyllis Logan, Pam Gems, Joscik Barbarossa, John Boswall, Bob Flag, Keith Gale, Annie Lennox, Lucien Morgan, Michael Munn, Peter Ross-Murray, Jason Savage, Fred Wood, Michael Radford, George Orwell, Dominic Muldowney, Eurythmics
• Director: Michael Radford
• Runtime: 1:53
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
• Media Format: Movie