1984 [Criterion Collection] ( Blu-ray ) 07/23/19

This masterly adaptation of George Orwell's chilling parable about totalitarian oppression gives harrowing cinematic expression to the book's bleak prophetic vision. In a rubble-strewn surveillance state where an endless overseas war props up the repressive regime of the all-seeing Big Brother, and all dissent is promptly squashed, a profoundly alienated citizen, Winston Smith (thrillingly played by John Hurt), risks everything for an illicit affair with the rebellious Julia (Suzanna Hamilton) in a defiant assertion of humanity in the face of soul-crushing conformity. Through vividly grim production design and expressionistically desaturated cinematography by Roger Deakins, Michael Radford's 1984 conjures a dystopian vision of postwar Britain as fascistic nightmare a world all too recognizable as our own.

CONDITION: NEW

Actors: Richard Burton, John Hurt
Directors: Michael Radford
Format: Blu-ray, Subtitled
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
R
Restricted
Studio: The Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: July 23, 2019

Cast & Crew

John Hurt Winston Smith
Richard Burton O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton Julia
Cyril Cusack Charrington
Gregor Fisher Parsons
James Walker Syme
Andrew Wilde Tillotson
John Hughes Man in White Coat
Martha Parsey Winston's Sister
Norman Bacon Man on Station
David Trevena Tillotson's Friend
David Cann Martin
Anthony Benson Jones
Peter Frye Rutherford
Roger Lloyd Pack Waiter
Rupert Baderman Winston as a Boy
Shirley Stelfox Whore
Janet Key Instructress
Hugh Walters Artsem Lecturer
Robert Putt Shouting Prole
Christine Hargreaves Soup Lady
Garry Cooper Guard
Matthew Scurfield Guard
John Golightly Patrolman
Rolf Saxon Patrolman
Eddie Stacey Executioner
Carey Wilson Party Member
Phyllis Logan Telescreen Announcer
John Boswall Goldstein
Bob Flag Big Brother
Merelina Kendall Mrs. Parsons

Technical Credits

Michael Radford Director,Screenwriter
Allan Cameron Production Designer
Al Clark Co-producer
John Davis Associate Producer
John Davis Associate Producer
Roger Deakins Cinematographer
Anna Dryhurst Makeup
Eurythmics Score Composer
Jonathan Gems Screenwriter
Martin Herbert Art Director
Grant Hicks Art Director
Mary Hillman Makeup
Rebecca Howard Casting
Annie Lennox Score Composer
Dominic Muldowney Score Composer,Songwriter
Simon Perry Producer
Emma Porteous Costumes/Costume Designer
Tom Priestley Editor
Mark Raggett Set Decoration/Design
Chris Rose Asst. Director
Dave Stewart Score Composer
Bruce White Musical Direction/Supervision,Sound/Sound Designer