1984 (1984) Movie poster and book cover compared.

1984

Michael Radford, 1984

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1984
George Orwell, 1949

1984 is a movie directed by Michael Radford in 1984 and based on the book of the same name by George Orwell, first published in 1949. The movie features John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, and others.

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“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7.1

/ 10

Movie Poster: 1984 (Michael Radford, 1984)

8.3

/ 10

Book Cover: 1984 (George Orwell, 1949)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of 1984, the 1949 book by George Orwell.

1984

Read by: Benjamin May

Storyline

In a dystopian 1984, Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. Julia procures contraband food and clothing on the black market, and for a brief few months they secretly meet and enjoy an idyllic life of relative freedom and contentment together.

Movie vs Book

Poster of 1984, the 1984 movie by Michael Radford

Year

1984

Minutes

113

Movie Rate

7.10

Source: IMDb

Movie

1984

Original title: Nineteen Eighty-Four

Country: UK

Year: 1984

Length: 1h53m

Cover of 1984, the 1949 book by George Orwell

Year

1949

Pages

368

Book Rate

8.38

S: Goodreads

Book

1984

Country: UK

First published in: 1949

Length: 368 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the book

Movie poster
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
Movie by Rudolph Cartier
Movie poster
1984 (1956)
Movie by Michael Anderson
Movie poster
Brazil (1985)
Movie by Terry Gilliam
Movie poster
1984 (2023)
Movie by Diana Ringo

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Poster of 1984, the 1984 movie by Michael Radford

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Poster of 1984, the 1984 movie by Michael Radford

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3 votes

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Cover of 1984, the 1949 book by George Orwell

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30% No

7 votes

3 votes

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