Plot Synopsis:
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), adapted from George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel by writer-director Michael Radford, stars John Hurt as Winston Smith, a drone in a totalitarian state dominated by the supreme figurehead, Big Brother. Attempting to break out, he has an affair with Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), a rebellious sensualist, but then has to deal with O’Brien (the great Richard Burton, in his final screen role) a powerful tool of the state. Featuring cinematography by the great Roger Deakins.
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