1984 (1956 film)

1984
File:1984film.jpg Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Anderson
Produced by	N. Peter Rathvon
Written by	Ralph Gilbert Bettison William Templeton George Orwell (novel)
Starring	Edmond O'Brien Michael Redgrave Jan Sterling
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography	C.M. Pennington-Richards
Edited by	Bill Lewthwaite
Production company	Holiday Film Productions Ltd.
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	March 6, 1956
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£80,073

1984 is a 1956 film, based freely on the novel of the same name by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future society. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by Michael Anderson, and featuring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith. Also featured are Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave. Pleasence also appeared in the 1954 television version of the novel, playing the character of Syme, which for the movie was amalgamated with that of Parsons. The character O'Brien, the antagonist, was renamed "O'Connor", since the name of the main actor was Edmond O'Brien. After the customary distributor agreement expired, the movie was withdrawn from theatrical and TV distribution channels by Orwell's estate and was not obtainable legally for many years, although it has since been released in DVD format and has been uploaded to YouTube.

Cast

• Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith
• Michael Redgrave as General O'Connor
• Jan Sterling as Julia
• David Kossoff as Charrington
• Mervyn Johns as Jones
• Donald Pleasence as Mr Parsons
• Carol Wolveridge as Mrs Parsons
• Ernest Clark as Outer Party Announcer
• Patrick Allen as Inner Party Official
• Michael Ripper as Outer Party Orator
• Ewen Solon as Outer Party Orator
• Kenneth Griffith as Prisoner

See also

• List of films featuring surveillance

External links

• 1984 at IMDb
• 1984 at Rotten Tomatoes