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1984 is a 1956 black-and-white science fiction drama film directed by Michael Anderson. The screenplay is based on the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. The cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, and Donald Pleasence. C. M. Pennington-Richards served as the director of photography, with music composed by Malcolm Arnold.
The film is set in the United Kingdom in the year 1984, depicting a totalitarian future society. The narrative follows a man who rewrites history and attempts to rebel by falling in love. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and produced by Holiday Film Productions Ltd. The movie has a runtime of 90 minutes and was originally released in English.
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6.5In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith of the Outer Party
- Jan Sterling as Julia of the Outer Party
- Michael Redgrave as O'Connor of the Inner Party
- David Kossoff as Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
- Mervyn Johns as Jones
- Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons
Themes
- future
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- black and white
- totalitarianism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Cast member
- Patrick Allen
- Composer
- Malcolm Arnold
- Cinematographer
- C. M. Pennington-Richards
- Narrative location
- United Kingdom
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 614803
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- publication date
- 1956-09-01
- title
- 1984
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- after a work by
- George Orwell
- set in period
- 1984
- different from
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
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