Nineteen Eighty-Four (British TV programme)
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For the American television version, see 1984 (1953 TV program). For the American unrelated television series, see 1984 (TV series).
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a British television adaptation of the 1949 novel of the same name by George Orwell, originally broadcast on BBC Television in December 1954. The production proved to be hugely controversial, with questions asked in Parliament and many viewer complaints over its supposed subversive nature and horrific content. It starred Peter Cushing (as Winston Smith), Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence and André Morell.[1]
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Nineteen Eighty-Four | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell |
Written by | Nigel Kneale |
Directed by | Rudolph Cartier |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Richard Williams |
Composer | John Hotchkis |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Producer | Rudolph Cartier |
Running time | 105–107 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC |
Release | 12 December 1954 (1954-12-12) (see text) |
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In a 2000 poll of industry experts conducted by the British Film Institute to determine the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four was ranked in seventy-third position.[2]