1984

Synopsis

This masterly adaptation of George Orwell’s chilling parable about totalitarian oppression gives harrowing cinematic expression to the book’s prophetic dystopia. In a surveillance state where an endless overseas war props up the repressive regime of the all-seeing Big Brother, a profoundly alienated citizen, Winston Smith, risks everything for an illicit affair with the rebellious Julia, defiantly asserting his humanity in the face of soul-crushing conformity. 

Directors' Biography

Michael James Radford is an English film director and screenwriter. He began his career as a documentary director and television comedy writer before transitioning into features. Radford came to international attention with 1984, his adaptation of George Orwell’s novel 1984.