1984
Big Brother is Watching.
Directed by Michael Anderson
Produced by Holiday Film Productions Ltd., Columbia Pictures
A bleak, intellectually rigorous adaptation of Orwell's dystopian novel that uses a doomed love affair as the focal point for exploring totalitarian control and the erasure of individual truth.
In a totalitarian future society, a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Essence
Ensemble
Edmond O'Brien
Winston Smith of the Outer Party
Jan Sterling
Julia of the Outer Party
Michael Redgrave
O'Connor of the Inner Party
David Kossoff
Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
Mervyn Johns
Jones
Donald Pleasence
R. Parsons
Carol Wolveridge
Selina Parsons
Ernest Clark
Outer Party Announcer
Patrick Allen
Inner Party Official
Ronan O'Casey
Rutherford
Bartlett Mullins
Syme
Michael Ripper
Outer Party Orator
Like 1984
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as 1984
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like 1984, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like 1984, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like 1984, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
