1984 (1984) Nineteen Eighty-Four (original title) 16 | 1h 53min | Drama, Sci-Fi | 9 November 1984

In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Radford
Writers: George Orwell (novel), Michael Radford
Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton
Storyline
Longing for freedom, a lowly, hapless Outer Circle bureaucrat of the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith, summons up the courage to write down his unspoken desires in his little secret diary, in itself an illegal act. Serving silently at the pleasure of the grim, autocratic hyper-state of Oceania, Smith knows the INGSOC (English Socialist Party)'s supreme leader, the omnipotent Big Brother, watches his every move. As the permanent totalitarian government tightens its suffocating stranglehold more and more, Smith meets Julia, another rebel, and a dangerous clandestine affair begins. There's no turning back. Sooner or later, the illicit couple will have to pay as sex is meant for procreation only and deriving pleasure from it is also a crime, an intimate one often reported by one of the participants to the terrifying Thought Police. What makes a good citizen? Written by Nick Riganas/Robert Sieger

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Plot Keywords: dystopia | totalitarianism | invented language | year in title | politics |
Taglines: George Orwell's Terrifying Vision Comes To The Screen.
Genres: Drama | Sci-Fi