Summary
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Details
Release Date: November 9, 1984
Runtime: 113 minutes
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.8/10 (1650 votes)
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Cast
John Hurt
Winston Smith
Richard Burton
O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton
Julia
Cyril Cusack
Charrington
Gregor Fisher
Parsons
James Walker
Syme
Andrew Wilde
Tillotson
David Cann
Martin
Peter Frye
Rutherford
Roger Lloyd Pack
Waiter
Phyllis Logan
The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
Garry Cooper
Guard
Merelina Kendall
Mrs. Parsons
Pip Donaghy
Inner Party Speaker
Shirley Stelfox
The Whore
Hugh Walters
Artsem Lecturer
Robert Putt
Shouting Prole
Christine Hargreaves
Soup Lady
Matthew Scurfield
Guard
Rolf Saxon
Patrolman
Annie Lennox
Woman at rally (uncredited)