Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984 film by Michael Radford
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Summary
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,765 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Michael Radford[3]
- Screenwriter: Michael Radford[4]
- Composer: Dominic Muldowney[5]
- Genre: dystopian film[6], political drama[7], independent film[8], science fiction film[9], drama film[10], political thriller film[11]
- Based on: Nineteen Eighty-Four[12]
- Cast member: John Hurt[13], Richard Burton[14], Suzanna Hamilton[15], Cyril Cusack[16], Gregor Fisher[17], James Walker[18], Roger Lloyd-Pack[19]
- Production company: Virgin Produced[20]
- Director of photography: Roger Deakins[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
- Soundtrack release: 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 6.7/10[25], 67/100[26], 75%[27]
- Color: color[28]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[29]
- Publication date: November 9, 1984[30], October 10, 1984[31], December 14, 1984[32], March 22, 1985[33]
- Distributed by: 20th Century Studios[34], Netflix[35]
- Narrative location: London[36]
- Film editor: Tom Priestley[37]
- Title: Nineteen Eighty-Four[38]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[39]
- MPA film rating: R[40]
- After a work by: George Orwell[41]
- Different from: 1984[42]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[43]
- Duration: 113[44]
Why It Matters
Nineteen Eighty-Four has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]