1984

1956 film by Michael Anderson
Movie film Q664787
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1984

Summary

1984 is a film[1]. 1984 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1984's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • 1984's director is recorded as Michael Anderson[4].
  • 1984's composer is recorded as Malcolm Arnold[5].
  • 1984's genre is recorded as dystopian film[6].
  • 1984's genre is recorded as science fiction film[7].
  • 1984's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • 1984's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[9].
  • 1984's based on is recorded as Nineteen Eighty-Four[10].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Edmond O'Brien[11].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Michael Redgrave[12].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Jan Sterling[13].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Donald Pleasence[14].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as John Vernon[15].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as David Kossoff[16].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Mervyn Johns[17].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Griffith[18].
  • 1984's cast member is recorded as Patrick Allen[19].
  • 1984's director of photography is recorded as C. M. Pennington-Richards[20].
  • 1984's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0048918[21].
  • 1984's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22].
  • 1984's color is recorded as black-and-white[23].
  • 1984's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 614803[24].
  • 1984's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • 1984's publication date is recorded as +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[26].
  • 1984's publication date is recorded as +1956-03-06T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

1984's director is recorded as Michael Anderson[4]. Cast members include Edmond O'Brien[11], Michael Redgrave[12], Jan Sterling[13], Donald Pleasence[14], John Vernon[15], and David Kossoff[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z[26], +1956-03-06T00:00:00Z[27], and +1956-09-01T00:00:00Z[28]. 1984's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[22]. Genres include dystopian film[6], science fiction film[7], drama film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

1984's after a work by is recorded as George Orwell[29].

Why It Matters

1984 ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2] 1984 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q18709181. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Joao4669 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distributed by Columbia Pictures
    Fsk film rating FSK 12, FSK 16
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