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Nineteen Eighty-Four

Movie·1984·Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller·1h 53m·6.8 (1,652)·Directed by Michael Radford

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Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.

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John HurtJohn HurtWinston SmithRichard BurtonRichard BurtonO'BrienSuzanna HamiltonSuzanna HamiltonJuliaCyril CusackCyril CusackCharringtonGregor FisherGregor FisherParsonsJames WalkerJames WalkerSymeAndrew WildeAndrew WildeTillotsonDavid CannDavid CannMartin

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