1984
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Released
- 1984
- Country
- United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands
Details
Release year: 1984
Storyline
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is re-writing history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair.
Top credits
John Hurt ā Winston Smith
Richard Burton ā O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton ā Julia
Cyril Cusack ā Charrington
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ In poor health during most of the filming, Richard Burton had great difficulty remembering his lines and sometimes had to film a scene dozens of times before he could get it right. The scene in O'Brien's apartment where he is talking to Winston about Goldstein's book took a record of 41 takes for Burton to say his speech without fumbling his lines.
ā¢ Many of the scenes were shot on the days noted in Winston Smith's diary. The scene where Smith enters his apartment and writes in his diary, dating the entry April 4, 1984, was filmed on April 4, 1984.
ā¢ This was Richard Burton's final movie before his death on August 5, 1984, at the age of fifty-eight.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $8,430,492
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $29,897 (1984-12-16)
User reviews
Faithful adaptation - maybe too much?
chillingly brutal in its depiction of a disturbing dystopia
A well made tip of the hat to those who read the book
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
