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George Orwell's 1984 (original BBC production) (Original Post)
marmar
Jun 2013
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hlthe2b
(102,226 posts)1. Bookmarked for future.. I'd never seen a movie version...
thanks1
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)3. I'd never seen a movie version...
The one with John Hurt and Richard Burton is GREAT!
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)4. Thanks! n/t
zeemike
(18,998 posts)6. Yep that was a great movie.
I have seen it twice, and I rarely watch a movie twice.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)9. I think that one was actually filmed in April, 1984
Right when the book takes place.
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)2. Thank you! nt
RKP5637
(67,104 posts)5. Thanks! I had no idea this existed! n/t
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)7. Is this the one that his widow, Sonia, disliked so much that she wouldn't give permission for any
other adaptations?
Doc_Technical
(3,526 posts)10. I think it was this version that Mrs. Orwell didn't like.
I saw this version on television around 1966.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048918/?ref_=sr_3
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)11. Thanks.