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1984 (Criterion Collection)

1984 (Criterion Collection)

Umbrella-Rosenblum Films Production (1984)
Drama | Romance | Science Fiction | Special Interest | Thriller
UK | English | Color | 01:53
The Criterion Collection
Blu-ray
R (Restricted)
715515232210
| 1 disc
Region A
HD Case

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.


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John Hurt Winston Smith
Richard Burton O'Brien
Suzanna Hamilton Julia
Cyril Cusack Charrington
Gregor Fisher Parsons
James Walker Syme
Andrew Wilde Tillotson
David Trevena Tillotson's Friend
David Cann Martin
Anthony Benson Jones
Peter Frye Rutherford
Roger Lloyd-Pack Waiter
Rupert Baderman Winston Smith as a Boy
Corinna Seddon Winston's Mother
Martha Parsey Winston's Sister
Merelina Kendall Mrs. Parsons
P.J. Nicholas William Parsons
Lynne Radford Susan Parsons
Pip Donaghy Inner Party Speaker
Shirley Stelfox The Whore
Janet Key The Instructress
Hugh Walters Artsem Lecturer
John Hughes Man in White Coat
Robert Putt Shouting Prole
Christine Hargreaves Soup Lady

Personal

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Added Date Dec 26, 2019 14:03:05
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:35:04

Edition details

Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio Tracks DTS-HD Master Audio Mono [English]
Subtitles English
Distributor Criterion
Layers Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date Jul 23, 2019

Notes

Christmas 2019 gift from Beth

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Roger Deakins, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Two scores: one by Eurythmics and one by composer Dominic Muldowney
New interviews with director Michael Radford and Deakins
New interview with David Ryan, author of George Orwell on Screen
Behind-the-scenes footage
Trailer
PLUS: An essay by writer and performer A. L. Kennedy
New cover by Fred Davis

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