Episode 20 - Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as
1984, is a 1984 British dystopian science
fiction film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon
George Orwell's 1949 novel of the same name. Starring John Hurt,
Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack, the film
follows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking civil servant in
a war-torn London ruled by Oceania, a totalitarian superstate.
Smith (Hurt) struggles to maintain his sanity and his grip on
reality as the regime's overwhelming power and influence
persecutes individualism and individual thinking on both a
political and personal level.


The film, which was Burton's last screen appearance, is dedicated
to him. The film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Art
Direction, and won two Evening Standard British Film Awards for
Best Film and Best Actor.