Nineteen Eighty-four
1984, R, 115 min. Directed by Michael Radford. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Mon., Jan. 13, 2003
George Orwell's grim Big Brother universe was given a punkish production design for this British film version released in 1984.
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Nineteen Eighty-four, Michael Radford, John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack