1984 (1956)
| Release Date | 06 March 1956 |
| Tagline | Will Ecstasy Be a Crime ...In the Terrifying World of the Future? |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Sci-Fi |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Future Dystopias, Totalitarian States |
| Tones | Bleak, Chilly, Disturbing, Downbeat |
| Tags | Big Brother [surveillance], Brainwash, Britain, Conformity, Forbidden Love, Government, Surveillance, Totalitarianism |
1984 is a 1956 film based on the novel by George Orwell. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by Michael Anderson, and starring Edmund O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave. Pleasence also appeared in the 1954 television version of the film, playing the character of Syme, which in the film was amalgamated with that of Parsons. O'Brien, the antagonist, was renamed "O'Connor," possibly to avoid confusion with lead actor Edmond O'Brien. In the years after it was released, it disappeared from runs on screen and TV and would be eclipsed by the 1984 screen remake starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
Cast and Crew
Cast
David Kossoff
Charrington the Junk Shop Owner
Mervyn Johns
Jones
Carol Wolveridge
Selina Parsons
Patrick Allen
Inner Party Official
Ronan O'Casey
Rutherford
Michael Ripper
Outer Party Orator
Ewen Solon
Outer Party Orator
Anthony Jacobs
Telescreen
Barbara Cavan
Woman
Bernard Rebel
Kalador
Director
Writer
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
and
William Templeton
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Producer
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
assistant producer
N. Peter Rathvon
producer
Original Music
Non-Original Music
Cinematographer
C.M. Pennington-Richards
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Editor
Bill Lewthwaite
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Casting Director
Robert Lennard
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Production Designer
Terence Verity
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Art Director
Len Townsend
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Costume Designer
Barbara Gray
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Makeup Department
L.V. Clark
makeup artist
Henry Montsash
hair stylist
Production Manager
John Croydon
production supervisor
G.R. Mitchell
production manager
Gerry Mitchell
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Slark
assistant director
Art Department
Peter Glazier
assistant art director
Olga Lehmann
storyboard artist
Len Townsend
assistant art director
Bill Beavis
scenic artist
Sound Department
Arthur Bradburn
sound recordist
Harold V. King
recording director
Arthur Southgate
dubbing editor
Special Effects
George Blackwell
special effects
Bryan Langley
special effects
Norman Warwick
special effects
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Day
camera operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Babs Gray
wardrobe
Music Department
Louis Levy
conductor
Transportation Department
Eddie Frewin
unit driver
Other Crew
Gladys Goldsmith
continuity
Production Company
Holiday Film Productions Ltd.
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Pallas
Incredibly Strange Filmworks
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