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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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