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From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_%281956_film%29 Wikipedia]:
 
From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_%281956_film%29 Wikipedia]:
 
  
 
''1984'' is a 1956 movie based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_%28novel%29 novel] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell George Orwell]. This is the first theatrical rendition of the story. Donald Pleasence also appeared in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four_%28TV_programme%29 1954 television version] of the film, playing a different part.
 
''1984'' is a 1956 movie based on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_%28novel%29 novel] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell George Orwell]. This is the first theatrical rendition of the story. Donald Pleasence also appeared in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four_%28TV_programme%29 1954 television version] of the film, playing a different part.
  
  
'''Cast'''
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'''Cast'''<br>
 
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Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith<br>
Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith  
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Jan Sterling as Julia<br>
 
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Michael Redgrave as Gen. O'Connor<br>
Jan Sterling as Julia  
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Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons
 
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Michael Redgrave as Gen. O'Connor  
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Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons  
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Further information about the 1956 film version of ''1984'' can be found [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048918/ here].
 
Further information about the 1956 film version of ''1984'' can be found [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048918/ here].
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 23 August 2006

From Wikipedia:

1984 is a 1956 movie based on the novel by George Orwell. This is the first theatrical rendition of the story. Donald Pleasence also appeared in the 1954 television version of the film, playing a different part.


Cast
Edmond O'Brien as Winston Smith
Jan Sterling as Julia
Michael Redgrave as Gen. O'Connor
Donald Pleasence as R. Parsons

Further information about the 1956 film version of 1984 can be found here.


The 1956 film version of 1984, in addition to being a terrific adaptation of Orwell's seminal work, is notable in the Obey world for inspiring Shepard's 1999 print Big Brother Collage and his 2000 print Big Brother 2.


1984 film poster (1956)
1984 film still (1956)
Big Brother fine art album cover
Big Brother fine art piece
Big Brother fine art collage

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