loading loading...

1984 Details

1985 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 5233 members

A fine and stunning screen adaptation of Orwell's prophetic 1948 novel about a world in which the government completely controls the masses by controlling their thoughts, altering history and even changing the meaning of words to suit its needs. This was Richard Burton's final film. Read more

Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Roger Lloyd Pack
Director Michael Radford
Genres Drama

Sign up 1984 DVD

Buy From: £4.93

loading loading...

1984 cover art

1984

A fine and stunning screen adaptation of Orwell's prophetic 1948 novel about a world in which the government completely controls the masses by controlling their thoughts, altering history and even changing the meaning of words to suit its needs. This was Richard Burton's final film.

Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Roger Lloyd Pack
Director Michael Radford
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 48 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 20 Sep 2004
Production year: 1985
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews of 1984

    View all

  • Sensibly realising that science fiction is always a distortion of the time at which it was written rather than a... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Most helpful member's review of 1984

    View all
  • 16 out of 17 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Good

    I really enjoyed the film but i got the feeling you needed to have read the book first, i was constantly telling the wife what was going on and why it came about, because so much of the book was missed out and she had not read it.

      • A customer from Acton England
      • Posted 28 Sep 2004 12:45

  • Most recent members' review of 1984

    View all
  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Lacklustre

    After reading, and rereading the book this film adaptation of Orwells Classi simply seems lacklustre. All of the furtive energy that was in the book is completely missing in the film. In the book Winstion and Julia enter into thier affair to simply screw the party, not each other-as implied in the film. In the book its more about rebellion and not lust. However, the darkly disturbing world, as presented by Orwell, is compelling. As is O'Brian, who up until Winstion is caught seems to be on our protagionists side.

      • Nathan Wakelam from Tipton, England
      • Posted 15 Oct 2006 04:07

  • More like this

    View all
    Showing 1 to 4 of 20

    loading

Find cinemas


Rating breakdown

5,233 Member ratings
  • 100
398
  • 90
349
  • 80
843
  • 70
897
  • 60
1,120
  • 50
629
  • 40
455
  • 30
245
  • 20
199
  • 10
98

Related user collection

Buy from the LOVEFiLM shop

    • 1984

    • 1984
    • DVD: £4.93
      Free Delivery
    • RRP £15.79 (you save: 69%)
      • A fine and stunning screen adaptation of Orwell's prophetic 1948 novel about a world in which the government completely controls the masses by controlling their thoughts, altering history and even ...