 1984 1984  R, 123 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Andrew Wilde, Phyllis Logan, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Corinna Seddon, Rupert Baderman
"Big Brother is watching you." That is the theme of George Orwell's story of life in a totalitarian society. The lack of incentive for improving the quality of life is vividly depicted in this thought-provoking story in which Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a Party official in the Ministry of Propaganda. He meets and falls in love with Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), and they engage in a sexual affair. Sex is forbidden in this society, and when they are caught, Winston is beaten and starved under the orders of his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton). Later, Winston is exposed to rats that gnaw at his face, and Winston admits to his affair with Julia. Meanwhile, Julia, has also confessed and turns against Winston. Previously made in 1956.
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The Sell Out 1976  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Peter Collinson
Cast: Richard Widmark, Oliver Reed, Gayle Hunnicutt, Sam Wanamaker, Vladek Sheybal, Ori Levy, Assi Dayan, Shmuel Rodensky, Peter Frye
Retired CIA Agent Sam Lucas (Richard Widmark) lives the quiet life in Israel until a former protege, Gabriel (Oliver Reed), asks for help: he had defected to the Soviets but now wants out. The chase is on when both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. order the capture of Gabriel.
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| 1. 1984 (1984)
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
2. The Sell Out (1976)
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