Movies based on Orwell's works
BBC 1954 production on 1954
SEX OUTLAWED...in the terrifying world of tomorrow!
Amazing wonders of tomorrow! Nothing like it ever filmed!The first film based on 1984 appered in 1956, following a 1954 BBC television Sunday Night Theatre broadcast . Donald 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
Trailer for the 1984 version of 1984
The 1984 version filmed in 1984 .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.
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. Soundtrack by the Eurythmics
Colin Blakely as George Brown in the tv version of Coming Up for Air, 1965
Gordon Comstock as Alfred Lynch and Anne Stalleybrass as Rosemary in Keep the Aspidria Flying
Trailer for Animal Farm