1984 (1956 film)
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1984 is a 1956 British black-and-white science fiction film, based on the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future of a dystopian[3] society. The film was the first feature-length adaptation of the story, and followed a previous Westinghouse Studio One adaptation and a BBC-TV made-for-TV adaptation. 1984 was directed by Michael Anderson and starring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith, and featured Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave.
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Directed by | Michael Anderson |
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Based on | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
Produced by | N. Peter Rathvon |
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Cinematography | C. M. Pennington-Richards |
Edited by | Bill Lewthwaite |
Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | Holiday Film Productions Ltd. |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £80,073[2] |
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