Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)

Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
	British theatrical release poster.
Directed by	Michael Radford
Written by	Michael Radford
Based on	Nineteen Eighty-Four; by George Orwell
Produced by	Simon Perry
Starring	John Hurt; Richard Burton; Suzanna Hamilton; Cyril Cusack;
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Tom Priestley
Music by	Dominic Muldowney; Eurythmics;
Production; companies	Virgin Films; Umbrella-Rosenblum Films;
Distributed by	Virgin Films (United Kingdom)
Release date	10 October 1984 (United Kingdom);
Running time	110 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Netherlands; Germany;
Language	English
Budget	£5.5 million
Box office	$8.4 million (United States)

Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as 1984, is a 1984 dystopian drama film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's 1949 novel of the same name. 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] Smith struggles to maintain his sanity and his grip on reality as the regime's overwhelming power and influence persecutes individualism and individual thinking on both a political and personal level.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, which was Burton's last screen appearance, is dedicated to him.^[7] The film was released in the United Kingdom on October 10, 1984, by Virgin Films. It received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Art Direction, and won two Evening Standard British Film Awards for Best Film and Best Actor.

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^ "Nineteen Eighty-Four". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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^ ^a ^b ^c "Nineteen-Eighty Four (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap 1986 p257
^ Nineteen Eighty-Four at Box Office Mojo
^ Kieni, Fiona. "John Hurt on Nineteen Eighty-Four". Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine.
^ "MISCELLANEOUS NOTES". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[2] "Nineteen Eighty-Four". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2013.

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[BFI-5] "Nineteen-Eighty Four (1984)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[6] Alexander Walker, National Heroes: British Cinema in the Seventies and Eighties, Harrap 1986 p257

[7] Nineteen Eighty-Four at Box Office Mojo

[8] Kieni, Fiona. "John Hurt on Nineteen Eighty-Four". Metro Magazine: Media & Education Magazine.

[tcmnotes-9] "MISCELLANEOUS NOTES". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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