Country: UK
Year: 1984
Duration: 113'


A gloomy and disturbing transposition of the novel by George Orwell, who had already predicted it all back in 1949, from the invasion of privacy by a dominating Big Brother to the censoring of feelings. John Hurt is fantastic, but Richard Burton is unforgettable in his final performance. A great package, with music by the Eurythmics and the desaturated colors of the photography by Roger Deakins. Beautiful and, still today, underestimated. 

Biography

film director

Michael Radford

FILMOGRAFIA

A Cold Night (cm, 1974), The White Bird Passes (tv, 1980), Van Morrison in Ireland (mm, doc., 1980), Another Time, Another Place (Another Time, Another Place - Una storia d’amore, 1983), White Mischief (Misfatto bianco, 1988), Il postino (1994), Homicide: Life on the Streets (ep. Justice: Part I, tv, 1996), B. Monkey (B. Monkey - Una donna da salvare, 1998), Dancing at the Blue Iguana (id., 2000), Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (ep. Addicted to the Star, 2002), The Merchant of Venice (Il mercante di Venezia, 2004), Flawless (Un colpo perfetto, 2007). 

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Michael Radford
soggetto/story
dall’omonimo romanzo di/from the novel of the same title by George Orwell
fotografia/cinematography
Roger Deakins
montaggio/film editing
Tom Priestley
scenografia/production design
Allan Cameron
costumi/costume design
Emma Porteous
musica/music
Dominic Muldowney
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
John Hurt (Winston Smith), Richard Burton (O’Brien), Suzanna Hamilton (Julia), Cyril Cusack (Charrington), Gregor Fisher (Parsons), James Walker (Syme)
produzione/production
Umbrella-Rosenblum Films Production
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