1984

Radford, Michael, 1946- (film director,, screenwriter.). Perry, Simon, 1943- (film producer.). Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (actor.). Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (actor.). Hamilton, Suzanna, (actor.). Cusack, Simon, 1910-1993 (actor.). Muldowney, Dominic, (composer (expression).). Orwell, George 1903-1950 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Nineteen eighty-four. (Added Author). Eurythmics (Musical group), (composer (expression),, performer.). Virgin Films, (film production company.). Umbrella-Rosenblum Films, (film production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Richard Burton, John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack. (Cast).

Summary: A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself. Based on the book by George Orwell. This is the version released in 1984.

Record details

ISBN: 9781681436135
ISBN: 1681436132
Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert : color illustration ; 18 cm.)
Edition: Director approved edition.
Publisher: [New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2019]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from sell sheet. Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1984. Special features: interviews with director Michael Radford and cinematographer Roger Deakins; interview with David Ryan, author of George Orwell on screen; behind-the-scenes footage; original theatrical trailer; essay by writer and performer A.L. Kennedy (on insert).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Roger Deakins; editor, Tom Priestley; music, Eurythmics, Dominic Muldowney.
Participant or Performer Note:	Richard Burton, John Hurt, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby audio mono.
Language Note:	Open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).