Edmond O'Brien stars as Winston Smith, a man whose job in the world of 1984 is to re-write history. He falls in love with a woman named Julia (Jan Sterling) and this is strictly against the law.
Both begin to question the rules of the dystopian world they live in and they have to do everything is secrecy. Both are seeking to find if there is really an "underground" made up of people fighting to regime and Big Brother. This leads them to trust some people and that proves to be the downfall of both.
They are caprtured and Smith is brainwashed into becoming a worshipper of Big Brother. Julia is put thru the same ordeal, but we are not ahown that. The films ends on a very, very bleak note.
The most terrifying thing about this movie and the book by George Orwell it's based on, is that it is happening now. We have people re-writing history everyday in this country as well as numerous "Big Brothers" watching our every move.
In this movie there is no privacy, no laughter, no individualism...and that is being done here in the USA as I write this. This isn't a movie for everyone, but it IS a movie everyone should see.
I enjoyed the film, but all the while I kept thinking about how things are going in this country in 2021, and the comparison is scary as hell. When man sacrifices his freedom for security it always spells disaster.
The cast does an excellent job with the material and also consists of Michael Redgrave, David Kossoff, Mervyn Johns and Donald Pleasence. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
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