Nineteen eighty-four / Virgin Films presents an Umbrella-Rosenblum production ; produced by Simon Perry ; written and directed by Michael Radford ; made by Virgin Cinema Films Ltd.

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A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Nineteen eighty-four (Motion picture : 1984)
Corporate Authors: Eurythmics (Musical group) (composer (expression))
Virgin Cinema Films Ltd (Presenter, Production company)
Umbrella Entertainment (Firm) (Production company)
Rosenblum Films (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Radford, Michael, 1946- (Film director, Screenwriter)
Perry, Simon, 1943- (Film producer)
Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Actor)
Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (Actor)
Hamilton, Suzanna (Actor)
Cusack, Cyril, 1910-1993 (Actor)
Fisher, Gregor (Actor)
Deakins, Roger A., 1949- (director of photography.)
Priestley, Tom, 1932- (Editor of moving image work)
Orwell, George, 1903-1950
Muldowney, Dominic (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]
Series:Criterion collection ; 984.
Subjects:
Totalitarianism > Drama.
Dystopian films.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Totalitarianism.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Dystopian films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Romance films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (illustrations ; 38 x 48 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm).
Variant Title:
1984
George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four
George Orwell's 1984
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself.
Note:Title and credits from screen.
Based on the book by George Orwell.
Includes two soundtracks with different musical options: an electronic one by the Eurythmics and an orchestral one by Dominic Muldowney.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "Coming soon to a country near you", by writer and performer A. L. Kennedy.
Special features: interviews with director Michael Radford and cinematographer Roger Deakins; interview with David Ryan, author of George Orwell on screen; behind-the-scenes footage; trailer.
Call Number:PN1995.9.D97 N56 2019 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
ISBN:9781681436135
1681436132
Credits:Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Tom Priestley ; music, Eurythmics and Dominic Muldowney ; co-producers, Al Clark, Robert Devereux ; executive producer, Marvin J. Rosenblum.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby mono.
Cast:
Richard Burton, John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher.