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1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four) is a British film based upon the George Orwell novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, released in the eponymous year in the United Kingdom, although not until 1985 in the United States.

The film was shot in London between April and June 1984 - as the closing credits point out, this was "the exact location and time envisioned by the author". It stars John Hurt as Winston Smith and Richard Burton as O'Brien, and was directed by Michael Radford. Suzanna Hamilton was cast as Julia. The film was Burton's last movie role and is dedicated to his memory.

Eurythmics' fourth album 1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) was produced as a soundtrack to the film, and includes the track "Sexcrime" which was released as a single. Michael Radford expressed discontent with the music Eurythmics made for the film, which resulted in an alteration of the score for the DVD release.

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