1984 (1956)

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, dystopian film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man in a totalitarian society tries to rebel against a government that controls every aspect of life. He faces constant surveillance and brutal punishment for his independent thoughts.

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What happens

1984 is a 1956 British science fiction film based on the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future of a dystopian society. The film followed a previous 1953 American Westinghouse Studio One adaptation starring Eddie Albert, and a 1954 BBC-TV made-for-TV adaptation that starred Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. Shot in black-and-white, 1984 was directed by Michael Anderson and starring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith, and featured Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, Michael Ripper and Michael Redgrave. It was released in the UK on March 6, 1956, and in the US in September 1956. It played in the US on a double feature with The Gamma People (1956). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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