1984
Summary:
A prosaic filmization of George Orwell's cautionary novel, 1984 is set in a futuristic totalitarian society where individuality is forbidden. The ruler is the never-seen "Big Brother," whose minions have monitored and bugged the activities of the populace so that no one can harbor any "subversive" thoughts. Edmond O'Brien plays Winston Smith, a government functionary satisfie... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Michael Redgrave - (Gen. O'Connor)
Edmond O'Brien - (Winston Smith)
Jan Sterling - (Julia)
David Kossoff - (Charrington the Junk Shop Owner)
Mervyn Johns - (Jones)
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Review:
This version of -1984, the George Orwell dystopian masterpiece, is decent enough, but not the cinematic treatment that the material deserves. Part of the problem is that in 1956, some of the novel's more extreme situations couldn't be presented onscreen in an "honest" manner. Ralph Gilbert Bettinson's adaptation also suffers from veering ba... Continue >>
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