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7.1/10   744 votes
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Director:
Michael Anderson
Writers:
George Orwell (novel)
Ralph Gilbert Bettison (writer) ...
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Release Date:
September 1956 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Will Ecstasy Be a Crime ...In the Terrifying World of the Future? more
Plot:
George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love. full summary | add synopsis
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'Animal House' Star Vernon Dies
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Double good version of the Orwell classic more (11 total)

Cast

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Edmond O'Brien ... Winston Smith
Michael Redgrave ... Gen. O'Connor
Jan Sterling ... Julia
David Kossoff ... Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
Mervyn Johns ... Jones

Donald Pleasence ... R. Parsons
Carol Wolveridge ... Selina Parsons
Ernest Clark ... Outer Party Announcer
Patrick Allen ... Inner Party Official
Ronan O'Casey ... Rutherford
Michael Ripper ... Outer Party Orator
Ewen Solon ... Outer Party Orator
Kenneth Griffith ... Prisoner
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Anthony Jacobs ... Telescreen (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-16

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John Vernon's first TV role. more
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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Double good version of the Orwell classic, 24 October 1998
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Author: bux from Tecumseh ok

Dingy, atmospheric version of George Orwells tale concerning two citizens of the New World Order involved in illicit, illegal love. Nothing is pretty in this story, and perhaps O'Brian and Sterling are a bit long in the tooth for the characters the author had in mind, however the superb dramatizations overcome any casting mishaps. The story of life in a totalitarian society rings chillingly familiar today. And, in the conclusion, to quote the poet laureate of our times, Todd Rundgren "Winston Smith Takes it on the Jaw Again!"

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