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1984 is a 1956 British black-and-white science fiction film, based on the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future of a dystopian [3] society. The film followed a previous Westinghouse Studio One adaptation and a BBC-TV made-for-TV adaptation .
Nineteen Eighty-Four (stylized as 1984) is a 1984 dystopian film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's 1949 novel.Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack, the film follows the life of Winston Smith (Hurt), a low-ranking civil servant in a war-torn London ruled by Oceania, a totalitarian superstate. [6]
Winston Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel also being born in 1945-46 according to the book Nineteen Eighty-Four. The character was employed by Orwell as an everyman in the setting of the novel, a "central eye ...
O'Brien (known as O'Connor in the 1956 film adaptation of the novel) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.The protagonist Winston Smith, living in a dystopian society governed by the Party, feels strangely drawn to Inner Party member O'Brien.
Suzanna Hamilton (born February 8, 1960) is an English actress, notable for playing the role of Julia in the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as other film roles including Tess (1979), Brimstone and Treacle (1982), Wetherby (1985), and Out of Africa (1985).
1984, incomplete unofficial webcomic by Canadian artist Frédéric Guimont (2007) [33] 1984 was one of classics adapted as a manga by East Press' Manga de Dokuha series. [34] The adaptation was released in January 2012 in Japan, with a Spanish translation also released later. [35] 1984, adaptation and illustrated by Fido Nesti. [36] [37] [38]
The cast of characters included Worker 846 Winston Seagoon (Harry Secombe), Miss Sfnut (Peter Sellers) and Worker 213 Eccles (Milligan); Big Brother was replaced by the Big Brother Corporation (i.e. the BBC) and Goldstein's revolution by Horace Minikstein's Independent Television Army (i.e. the Independent Television Authority). Jokes included ...
Winston finds in Julia a fellow thoughtcriminal (as well as a sex criminal); they decide to live life to the fullest while dodging the Party whenever possible. Over the next several months, they arrange to meet and have recreational sex – something forbidden by the Party – in a variety of places outside London.