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The film was shot in and around London between April and June 1984. Some scenes were shot on the actual days noted in Winston Smith's diary (for example: April 4, 1984). Nineteen Eighty-Four stars John Hurt as Winston Smith and Richard Burton as O'Brien, and was directed by Michael Radford. English actress Suzanna Hamilton was cast as Julia, the late Irish actor Cyril Cusack appeared as Mr. Charrington, and the Scottish comedian, Gregor Fisher, appeared as Parsons. O'Brien was Burton's last movie role and the film is dedicated to his memory. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Peter Cushing as Winston Smith in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, with Donald Pleasence as Syme. ... John Hurt as Chancellor Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta. ... Peter Cushing as Winston Smith in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, with Donald Pleasence as Syme. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... André Morell as OBrien in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Michael Radford was born February 24, 1946 in New Delhi, India to a British father and Austrian mother. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Suzanna Hamilton is a British actress born in 1960 in London. ... Julia is the name of a fictional character from George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Cyril Cusack (November 26, 1910 — October 7, 1993) was an Irish actor. ... “Scot” redirects here. ... Gregor Fisher (born 22 December 1953) is a popular Scottish comedian and actor. ...

Michael Radford and cinematographer Roger Deakins originally wanted to shoot the film in black and white, but the financial backers of the production, Virgin Films, opposed this idea. Instead Deakins used a little-known film processing technique called Bleach bypass to create the distinctive washed-out look of the film's color visuals. A Cameraman-Reporter during a MINUSTAH mission in 2007 (Photo: Patrick-André Perron A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera (the art and science of which is known as cinematography). ... Roger Deakins (born May 24, 1949 Torquay, Devon, England) is a cinematographer. ... The Virgin Group Ltd is a group of separately run companies that each use Virgin brand of English celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with photographic developer. ... Bleach bypass is an optical effect used in such films as Seven, Kansas City and The Crow and most notably Three Kings. ...

Tagline: Big Brother is Watching.

Plot summary

John Hurt as Winston Smith talks into a speakwrite device and rewriting history at his cubicle in the Ministry of Truth. Big Brother's penetrating gaze appears on the computer screen behind him.

Winston Smith endures a squalid existence in the totalitarian superstate of Oceania under the constant surveillance of the Thought Police. The story takes place in London, the capital of the territory of Airstrip One (Britain) and the seat of the central government of Oceania. Image File history File links John_Hurt_1984_i. ... Image File history File links John_Hurt_1984_i. ... John Hurt as Chancellor Adam Sutler in V for Vendetta. ... Peter Cushing as Winston Smith in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, with Donald Pleasence as Syme. ... The Ministry of Truth (or Minitrue, in Newspeak) was one of the four ministries that govern Airstrip One, Oceania in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Big Brother as portrayed in the BBCs 1954 production of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Peter Cushing as Winston Smith in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four, with Donald Pleasence as Syme. ... The concept of Totalitarianism is a typology or ideal-type used by some political scientists to encapsulate the characteristics of a number of twentieth century regimes that mobilized entire populations in support of the state or an ideology. ... Oceania is one of the three super-states in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and is the location of the novels version of London, where Winston Smith, the main character, lives. ... OBrien (seen here played by André Morell in the 1954 television adaption), a secret Thought Police agent The Thought Police (thinkpol in Newspeak) is the secret police in George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Airstrip One is the name used for the Oceanic province consisting of Great Britain in George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...

Winston works in a cubicle at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history in accordance with the agenda of the Party which rules Oceania under its supreme figurehead, Big Brother. A man haunted by painful memories and restless desires, Winston is a malcontent who keeps a secret diary of his private thoughts, thus committing thoughtcrime — the crime of independent thought contrary to the aims of the Party. The Ministry of Truth (or Minitrue, in Newspeak) was one of the four ministries that govern Airstrip One, Oceania in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Chehel Sotouns Wall painting, that dates back to the Safavid era, depicts a Chaharshanbe Suri celebration. ... Big Brother as portrayed in the BBCs 1954 production of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... In George Orwells dystopian novel 1984 the government attempts to control not only the speech and actions, but also the thoughts of its subjects, labeling disapproved thoughts with the term thoughtcrime or, in Newspeak, crimethink. In the book, Winston Smith, the main character, writes in his diary: He also...

Winston and Julia (Suzanna Hamilton) affirm their love for one another against the power of the state: "They can't get inside you".

His life takes a fatal turn when he is accosted by a fellow Outer Party worker — a mysterious, bold-looking young woman named Julia — and they begin an illicit affair. Their first meeting takes place in the remote countryside where they exchange subversive ideas and enjoy a sexual encounter. Shortly after, Winston rents a room above a pawn shop where they continue their liaison. Julia, a sensual, free-spirited woman, procures contraband food and clothing for them, and for a brief few months they secretly meet and enjoy an idyllic life of relative freedom and contentment together. Image File history File links Suzanna_Hamilton_and_John_Hurt_1984_ii. ... Image File history File links Suzanna_Hamilton_and_John_Hurt_1984_ii. ... Julia is the name of a fictional character from George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Suzanna Hamilton is a British actress born in 1960 in London. ... In the world of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Party which controls Oceania_fiction is split into two halves: the Inner Party and the Outer Party. ... Julia is the name of a fictional character from George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...

Winston and Julia share a tender moment together during one of their secret meetings in the rented room above old Mr. Charrington's pawn shop.

It all comes to an end when they are betrayed by Charrington, the elderly proprietor of the pawn shop, who reveals himself to be a spy. Without warning, the Thought Police raid the flat and arrest the two of them. Image File history File links Suzanna_Hamilton_and_John_Hurt_1984_i. ... Image File history File links Suzanna_Hamilton_and_John_Hurt_1984_i. ...

Winston and Julia are then separated and taken away to be detained, questioned and rehabilitated. Winston is taken to the Ministry of Love, where he is systematically tortured and brainwashed by O'Brien, a high-ranking member of the Inner Party whom Winston had previously believed to be a thoughtcriminal. The Ministry of Love (or Miniluv in Newspeak) is one of the four ministries that govern Airstrip One, Oceania in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Torture is defined by the United Nations Convention Against Torture as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he... Dorlands Medical Dictionary defines brainwashing (also known as thought reform or re-education) as any systematic effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and beliefs in a person against his will, usually beliefs in conflict with his prior beliefs and knowledge. ... André Morell as OBrien in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... In the world of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Party which controls Oceania is split into two halves: the Inner Party and the Outer Party. ...

O'Brien gives Winston didactic instruction about the state's true purpose as well a kind of epistemological catechism involving a practical application of doublethink — i.e., the holding of two contradictory thoughts at the same time through a subtle method of self-induced amnesia and acquired, willful self-deception (this is the true meaning behind the Party's third slogan, "Ignorance is Strength", which thus validates the illogic of the first two slogans, "War is Peace" and "Freedom is Slavery"). Doublethink specifically entails a cognitive suspension, or blotting out, of self-evident truths and memories in favor of manifestly counterfactual information and absurd logical paradoxes. It has been suggested that Meta-epistemology be merged into this article or section. ... Codex Manesse, fol. ... Doublethink is an integral concept in George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, and is the act of holding two contradictory beliefs simultaneously, fervently believing both. ...

Richard Burton as the aloof and enigmatic Inner Party official, O'Brien, who receives Winston at his private residence in the Victory Mansions to discuss the possibility of joining the resistance.

For his final rehabilitation, Winston is brought to Room 101, where O'Brien tells him he will be subjected to the "worst thing in the world". When confronted with this unbearable horror, Winston's resistance finally and irretrievably breaks down, and he repudiates his allegiance to Julia. Now completely subjugated and purged of any rebellious thoughts, impulses, or personal attachments, Winston is restored to physical health and released. Image File history File links Richard_Burton_O'Brien_1984. ... Image File history File links Richard_Burton_O'Brien_1984. ... Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... In the world of George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Party which controls Oceania is split into two halves: the Inner Party and the Outer Party. ... André Morell as OBrien in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Room 101 is a place introduced in the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. ...

Winston returns to the Chestnut Tree Café, where he had previously seen the rehabilitated thought criminals Jones, Aaronson and Rutherford — once prominent but later disgraced members of the Inner Party — who have since been "vaporised" and rendered unpersons. While sitting at the chess table, Winston is approached by Julia, who has also been brainwashed and rehabilitated. They share a bottle of Victory Gin and unemotionally exchange a few words about how they have betrayed each other. In George Orwells Nineteen Eighty-Four, the fictional language Newspeak attempts to influence thought by influencing the expressiveness of the English language. ...

The final scene from Nineteen Eighty-Four: Winston Smith sits at the chess table in the Chestnut Tree Café as a news report — declaring Oceania's imminent victory in the war with Eurasia — plays on the telescreen behind him.

After Julia leaves, Winston watches a broadcast of himself on the telescreen, effusively confessing his "crimes" against the state and imploring forgiveness in the humbled and remorseful manner of a prodigal son come back to the fold. Image File history File links John_Hurt_in_1984. ... Image File history File links John_Hurt_in_1984. ... Oceania is red on the fictitious 1984 world map Note: At the end of the novel, there are news reports that Oceania has captured all of Africa, though as propaganda, the credibility of the reports are uncertain. ... Eurasia is purple on the fictitious 1984 world map Eurasia is one of three superstates in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the others being Eastasia and Oceania. ... Big Brothers face looms on giant telescreens in Victory Square Telescreens are featured in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Big Brothers face looms on giant telescreens in Victory Square Telescreens are featured in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...

Upon hearing a news report declaring the Oceanian army's utter rout of the enemy Eurasian forces in North Africa, Winston silently and tearfully professes his gratitude and love for Big Brother as he anticipates the date of his execution. Having been deprived of his freedom to think and feel, and reduced to a mere shell of a man, Winston is soon to be deprived of his very physical existence as well; and he now welcomes his final subjugation to the absolute power and supremacy of the state. Eurasia is purple on the fictitious 1984 world map Eurasia is one of three superstates in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the others being Eastasia and Oceania. ...

Following his death, any evidence that he ever existed at all will be systematically purged from every public record and each individual's memory. He will, in effect, become an unperson in the collective orthodox mind of the Party and its faithful workers.

Controversy over the musical score

Virgin Films (formerly part of the Virgin Group), who financed the film, commissioned Eurythmics to produce the music for the soundtrack. Director Michael Radford objected to Virgin's insistence on using the more pop-oriented electronic Eurythmics music, as the traditional orchestral score originally intended for the film had been composed entirely by Dominic Muldowney a few months earlier. The Virgin Group Ltd is a group of separately run companies that each use Virgin brand of English celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... For the record label, see Film Score Monthly. ... Dominic Muldowney (born 1952 in Southampton) is a British composer. ...

Album cover for Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Music of Oceania by Dominic Muldowney (1999).

Against Radford's wishes, Virgin Films exercised their right of final cut and replaced Muldowney's musical cues with the new Eurythmics' contributions. One Eurythmics song (a wistful, haunting ballad, "Julia") was also heard in its entirety during the film's closing credits. However, Muldowney's main theme music (particularly the state anthem, "Oceania, 'tis for thee") was still prominently featured in the film. In November 1984, Virgin Records released the Eurythmics soundtrack album, featuring considerably altered versions of their music heard in the film, under the title 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother). Image File history File links Music_of_Oceania. ... Image File history File links Music_of_Oceania. ... Dominic Muldowney (born 1952 in Southampton) is a British composer. ... A theatrical cue is the trigger for an action to be carried out at a specific time. ... Julia is a song performed by British pop duo Eurythmics. ... Charts Album - Billboard (North America) Singles - Billboard (North America) Categories: Eurythmics albums | 1984 albums ...

During his acceptance speech at the Evening Standard British Film Awards, Radford openly expressed his displeasure with Virgin's decision and claimed that the Eurythmics music had been "foisted" on his film. Radford had disowned Virgin's edit of the film featuring the mixed Eurythmics/Muldowney score, yet when Nineteen Eighty-Four made its theatrical debut in October 1984 in London and January 1985 in New York this was the version released in wide circulation. Established in 1973 this film award is given to outstanding achievement in British film by the British newspaper Evening Standard. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... NY redirects here. ...

In 1999, Dominic Muldowney's complete orchestral score (24 tracks in total) was released on a special limited edition CD album under the title Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Music of Oceania, to commemorate the film's fifteenth anniversary. The CD booklet featured previously unseen production photographs and artwork as well as liner notes by Radford. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

On the subsequent MGM DVD release in North America in 2003, the film's colour is restored to a normal level of saturation and the Eurythmics contributions to the score were removed entirely and replaced with Muldowney's musical cues as Radford had originally intended — although both Eurythmics and Muldowney are still jointly credited in the opening and closing titles. This version had previously been shown by Channel 4 in the UK in the late-1980s. However, the MGM DVD release of the film in the UK in 2004 features the mixed Eurythmics/Muldowney soundtrack on the English- and French-language audio tracks as well as the original desaturated visuals. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... It has been suggested that Channel Four Television Corporation be merged into this article or section. ...

Filming locations

As locations for a contemporary vision of totalitarian Britain, the practical use of famous historical sites around London like Alexandra Palace and the Battersea Power Station appears to have been intended in a somewhat satirical manner.

A scene from one of Winston's drug-induced hallucinations while in the Ministry of Love: he and O'Brien look out upon the rolling hills of the Golden Country (filmed at "The Roundway" in Wiltshire, southwest England).

The monumental ruins of Alexandra Palace in Muswell Hill, Haringey, North London were used as the location for the Two Minutes Hate rallies. Originally built in 1873 as a "pleasure palace of the people" and named after the Princess of Wales, Alexandra Palace was destroyed by fire a fortnight after opening. The present building was built in 1875 and survived for a century until it was gutted by fire in 1980. The remaining roofless shell provided the structure for Victory Square. Image File history File links Golden_Country_hallucination. ... Image File history File links Golden_Country_hallucination. ... The Ministry of Love (or Miniluv in Newspeak) is one of the four ministries that govern Airstrip One, Oceania in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... André Morell as OBrien in the 1954 BBC Television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Alexandra Palace from the south Alexandra Palace was built in an area spanning Wood Green and Muswell Hill, North London, England in 1873 as a public entertainment centre and North London counterpart of The Crystal Palace. ... Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London in the London Borough of Haringey, situated 6. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... In George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Two Minutes Hate is a daily period in which Party members of the society of Oceania must watch a film depicting The Partys enemies (notably Emmanuel Goldstein and his followers) and express their hatred for them. ... Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925), was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husbands reign. ...

The famous disused Battersea Power Station in Wandsworth, central South London served as the façade for the Victory Mansions, and the Beckton Gasworks in the vast, decaying Docklands of East London — an area that had withstood the Blitz during World War II and which has changed little since that time — was used as the setting for the proletarian zones. Battersea Power Station viewed from the north bank of the River Thames at Pimlico. ... The London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in South West London, England and forms part of Inner London. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Beckton is a place in the London Borough of Newham, located 8 miles (12. ... The Millennium Dome and Canary Wharf from the Royal Victoria Dock. ... East London area East London is the name commonly given to the north eastern part of London, England on the north side of the River Thames. ... Heinkel He 111 German bomber over the Surrey Docks, Southwark, London (German propaganda photomontage). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

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Trivia

UK DVD cover for the film (2004).

• Sonia Brownell, Orwell's widow, owned the film rights to her late husband's famed novel. Shortly before her death in 1980, Brownell eventually agreed to allow the film to be produced only under the condition that no futuristic special effects be used.
• The film won the Best British Film of the Year award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards.
• Michael Radford withdrew the film from consideration at the BAFTA awards in protest of Virgin's decision to change the musical score.
• The actors who played the two principal villains in the film, Richard Burton (as O'Brien) and Cyril Cusack (as Mr. Charrington), had appeared together on screen four times previously: twice in the 1960s and twice in the 1980s. Their first joint venture was the 1965 film of John Le Carré's novel, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, and the second was Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 film of The Taming of the Shrew. Over a decade later, they appeared together again in the 1981 film, Lovespell, and the 1983 miniseries, Wagner. Nineteen Eighty-Four would be the fifth and last time they would both make an appearance in the same film.
• Cyril Cusack had also played an O'Brien-type character — the captain of the fire brigade — in François Truffaut's 1966 film of Ray Bradbury's dystopian science fiction novel, Fahrenheit 451.
• Richard Burton was not the first choice to play O'Brien. Paul Scofield, Anthony Hopkins, and Sean Connery were all previously considered. By the time Burton joined the cast the production was already six weeks into its shooting schedule.
• Suzanna Hamilton appears nude for about two thirds of her screen time in the film.
• The actors who play the roles of Parsons (Gregor Fisher) and the Telescreen Announcer (Phyllis Logan) also appeared in Michael Radford's first feature film, Another Time, Another Place (1983).
• Michael Radford cast John Hurt and Gregor Fisher in supporting roles for his next film, White Mischief (1987).
• The glowering, ever-watchful visage of Big Brother was provided by Bob Flag, a non-professional who was cast in the role after answering an open-casting call by the filmmakers in London.
• In the 2006 film adaptation of V for Vendetta, John Hurt played the High Chancellor Adam Sutler, who appeared Big-Brother-like on a massive television screen in several scenes.
• The film features a salute which never was used in the novel. It is done by holding one's arms up and making the wrists cross each other in the shape of a small V. A similar salute is seen in the film, Pink Floyd: The Wall.
• In the book, the Ministry of Plenty is called miniplenty in the Newspeak; in the film its Newspeak name is miniprod, which suggests that its full name is "Ministry of Production". Also, Winston's working place, which is called the Records Department in the novel, is referred to as minirec in the Newspeak language of the film.
• In the film, Inner and Outer Party members call each other "brother" or "sister" instead of "comrade" like in the novel.

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See also

• Nineteen Eighty-Four (novel)
• Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 BBC television adaptation)
• 1984 (1956 film version)
• 1984 (opera)
• Brazil

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External links

• Nineteen Eighty-Four at the Internet Movie Database