1984
A disillusioned records clerk dares to love and think for himself in a society where every thought is monitored, risking total erasure by the all‑seeing regime.
“George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.”
Synopsis
Winston Smith works for the government, tasked with altering historical records to present his fictional country's leaders in a favorable light. His secret relationship with Julia is his only source of personal satisfaction, though such connections are disapproved by the authorities. In a society under constant surveillance, evading the watchful eye of Big Brother is impossible.
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Principal cast & crew: 36
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Edited by Tom PriestleyShot by Roger DeakinsScored by EurythmicsDesigned by Allan Cameron
Box Office
1984 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$8.4M
US & Canada: $8.4M — 100% of worldwide · International: $1K (0%)
Also known as
- 1984de
- 1984fr
- 1984xx
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Cast & Crew
36 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Hurt
as Winston Smith
Aleksandr Obmanov
as Mathematician D503
Richard Burton
as O'Brien
Diana Ringo
as Fiction department manager
Suzanna Hamilton
as Julia
Aleksey Sharanin
as Philologist C340
Cyril Cusack
as Charrington
Vladimir Ivaniy
as Prisoner E202
Gregor Fisher
as Parsons
Sergei Khrustalev
as Inner Party Official
James Walker
as Syme
Sergey Nikitin
as Engineer
Supporting cast
14Andrew Wilde
as Tillotson
Anton Biryukov
as Enemy of the people L723
David Trevena
as Tillotson's Friend
Sergey Budanov
as Older doctor
David Cann
as Martin
Vladislav Kuvitsyn
as Younger doctor
Anthony Benson
as Jones
Aleksey Shamayev
as TV announcer
Dima Rubin
as Inner Party Official
Ilya Droznin
as Security guard
Ilya Yaroslavtsev
as Party Member M110
Evgeny Kazak
as Concert host
Viktor Korovin
as Medical assistant
Maksim Shilov
as Security guard #2
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1Writers
2Producers
1Other crew
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