1984 (1956 film)
1984 | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Michael Anderson |
Produced by | N. Peter Rathvon |
Written by |
Ralph Gilbert Bettison William Templeton George Orwell (novel) |
Starring |
Edmond O'Brien Michael Redgrave Jan Sterling |
Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Cinematography | C.M. Pennington-Richards |
Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite |
Production company |
Holiday Film Productions Ltd. |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £80,073[1] |
1984 is a 1956 film, based freely on the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future society. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by Michael Anderson, and featuring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith. Also featured are Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave. Pleasence also appeared in the 1954 television version of the novel, playing the character of Syme, which for the movie was amalgamated with that of Parsons. The character O'Brien, the antagonist, was renamed "O'Connor", since the name of the main actor was Edmond O'Brien. After the customary distributor agreement expired, the movie was withdrawn from theatrical and TV distribution channels by Orwell's estate and has not been obtainable legally for many years.
Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith
- Michael Redgrave as General O'Connor
- Jan Sterling as Julia
- David Kossoff as Charrington
- Mervyn Johns as Jones
- Donald Pleasence as Mr Parsons
- Carol Wolveridge as Mrs Parsons
- Ernest Clark as Outer Party Announcer
- Patrick Allen as Inner Party Official
- Michael Ripper as Outer Party Orator
- Ewen Solon as Outer Party Orator
- Kenneth Griffith as Prisoner
See also
References
- ↑ Porter, Vincent (2000). "The Robert Clark Account: Films released in Britain by Associated British Pictures, British Lion, MGM, and Warner Bros., 1946–1957". Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. 20 (4): 469–511 [p. 510]. doi:10.1080/713669742.
External links
- 1984 at the Internet Movie Database
- 1984 at Rotten Tomatoes