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Dominican Rep. 1984
- Original title
- 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
- Year
- 1984
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Michael Radford. Novel: George Orwell
- Cast
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John Hurt
Richard Burton- Suzanna Hamilton
Cyril Cusack- Gregor Fisher
- James Walker
- Andrew Wilde
- Shirley Stefox
Phyllis Logan- See all credits
- Music
Dominic Muldowney. Songs: Eurythmics- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Sci-Fi. Fantasy | Politics. Dystopia
- Movie Groups
- George Orwell Adaptations
- Synopsis
- In the year 1984, rocket bombs and rats prey on the inhabitants of the crumbling metropolis of London. Far away on the Malabar Front, a seemingly interminable war rages against Eastasia. The Ministry of Truth broadcasts ceaselessly to the population via its inescapable network of telescreens. These devices, which pervade all aspects of peoples' lives, are also capable of monitoring their every word and action. They form part of an elaborate surveillance system used by the Ministry of Love, and its dreaded agents the Thought Police, to serve their singular goal: the elimination of 'thoughtcrime'. Winston Smith is a Party worker - part of the vast social caste known as the Outer Party, the rank and file of the sprawling apparatus of government. Winston works in the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth - the section charged with modifying historical news archives for consistency. When by chance Winston uncovers incontrovertible proof that the Party is lying, he embarks on a journey of self-questioning.
- Awards
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1984: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Production Design/Art Direction1984: Valladolid Film Festival: Best New Director and Best Actor (Richard Burton y John Hurt)
- Critics' reviews
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"Radford's 1984 is a time of relentless oppression in every corner of life, and his images -- corroded, soiled, darkly corrupted -- speak of Orwell as eloquently as the characters."
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"This 1984 is not an easy film to watch, but it exerts a fascination that demands attention even as you want to turn away from it"
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"The performances in the film are excellent, and its look is entirely appropriate and mesmerizing--but only for a while. The film's basic flaw is that it's just too painful, too depressing, and too slow to watch."
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