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George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

Credits

Nineteen Eighty-Four Cast

Name Character
John Hurt He was 44, 77 years old when he died as Winston Smith
Richard Burton He was 58, 58 years old when he died as O'Brien
Phyllis Logan She was 28, now 68 years old as The Telescreen Anouncer (voice)
Roger Lloyd Pack He was 40, 69 years old when he died as Waiter
Garry Cooper He was 29, now 69 years old as Guard
Hugh Walters He was 74, 82 years old when he died as Artsem Lecturer
Bob Flag as Big Brother
Matthew Scurfield He was 36, now 76 years old as Guard
Gregor Fisher He was 30, now 70 years old as Parsons
Peter Frye He was 70, 77 years old when he died as Rutherford
Christine Hargreaves She was 45, 45 years old when she died as Soup Lady
Suzanna Hamilton She was 24, now 64 years old as Julia
Pip Donaghy He was 40, now 80 years old as Inner Party Speaker
Cyril Cusack He was 73, 82 years old when he died as Charrington
David Cann He was 27, now 68 years old as Martin
Janet Key She was 39, 47 years old when she died as The Instructress
Andrew Wilde He was 19, now 59 years old as Tillotson
Robert Putt He was 40, now 80 years old as Shouting Prole
Rolf Saxon He was 28, now 69 years old as Patrolman
John Boswall He was 64, 91 years old when he died as Goldstein
James Walker He was 15, 17 years old when he died as Syme
Norman Bacon as Man on Station Platform
Lucien Morgan as Ministery Worker (uncredited)
Michael Munn He was 15, now 24 years old as Interrogation Room Soldier (uncredited)
Annie Lennox She was 29, now 69 years old as Woman at rally (uncredited)

Nineteen Eighty-Four Crew

Name Department
Allan Cameron as Production Design. He was 67 (94) years old when He died Art
Mary Hillman as Makeup Supervisor. Costume & Make-Up
George Orwell as Novel. He was 81 (46) years old when He died Writing
Tom Priestley as Editor. He was 52 (now 92) years old Editing
Al Clark as Producer. He was 82 (68) years old when He died Production
Derek Holding as Dialogue Editor. Editing
John Brady as Wardrobe Supervisor. Costume & Make-Up
Mark Raggett as Assistant Art Director. Art
Robert Devereux as Producer. Production
Simon Perry as Producer. He was 22 (now 62) years old Production
Gina Rosenblum as Executive Producer. Production
Marvin J. Rosenblum as Executive Producer. Production
Dominic Muldowney as Original Music Composer. He was 32 (now 72) years old Sound
Rebecca Howard as Casting. She was 5 (now 45) years old Production
Emma Porteous as Costume Design. She was 48 (now 88) years old Costume & Make-Up
Dick Pope as Camera Operator. He was 37 (now 77) years old Camera
John Davis as Associate Producer. He was 434 (55) years old when He died Production
Eurythmics as Music. Sound
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (40 years)

George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 10, 1984
  • Runtime: 113 minutes
  • Revenue: 8430492.00