Nineteen Eighty-Four is a movie directed by Rudolph Cartier in 1954 and based on the book 1984 by George Orwell, first published in 1949. The movie features Peter Cushing, André Morell, Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence, Arnold Diamond, Campbell Gray, and others.
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Storyline
In the year 1984, civilization has been damaged by world war, civil conflict, and revolution. Airstrip One is a province of Oceania, one of the three totalitarian super-states that rule the world. It is ruled by the “Party” under the ideology of “Ingsoc” and the mysterious leader Big Brother, who has an intense cult of personality. The Party brutally purges out anyone who does not fully conform to their regime using the Thought Police and constant surveillance.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1954
Minutes
120
Movie Rate
7.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Original title: BBC Sunday-Night Theatre: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Rudolph Cartier
Country: UK
Year: 1954
Length: 2h
Year
1949
Pages
368
Book Rate
8.38
S: Goodreads
Book
1984
Author: George Orwell
Country: UK
First published in: 1949
Length: 368 pages
Genre: Fiction
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