Screenplay: George Orwell
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by George Orwell. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 8
Animal Farm
1954 · Movie · 72 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Joy Batchelor · John Halas
Synopsis Britain's first animated feature, which, despite the title and Disney-esque animal animation, is in fact a no-holds-barred adaptation of George Orwell's classic satire on Stalinism, with the animals taking over their farm by means of a revolutionary coup, but then...
6.8
4K votes
6.8
4K votes
1984
1956 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Anderson
Cast Edmond O'Brien · Jan Sterling · Michael Redgrave · Donald Pleasence
Synopsis In a futuristic, state-run society controlled by "Big Brother" in which love is outlawed, employee of the state Winston Smith falls for Julia, and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime.
6.7
716 votes
6.7
716 votes
1984 (TV)
1954 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Rudolph Cartier
Cast Peter Cushing · André Morell · Yvonne Mitchell · Donald Pleasence
Synopsis Peter Cushing stars as Winston Smith, a man tired of the oppressive government. Big Brother is always watching in a world where individual thought, actions, and feelings are a crime. When Winston breaks the law by falling in love with...
6.7
129 votes
6.7
129 votes
1984
1984 · Movie · 113 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Michael Radford
Cast John Hurt · Richard Burton · Suzanna Hamilton · Cyril Cusack
Synopsis In the year 1984, rocket bombs and rats prey on the inhabitants of the crumbling metropolis of London. Far away on the Malabar Front, a seemingly interminable war rages against Eastasia. The Ministry of Truth broadcasts ceaselessly to the population...
6.5
11K votes
6.5
11K votes
Animal Farm
1999 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction John Stephenson
Cast Pete Postlethwaite · Alan Stanford · Caroline Gray · Gail Fitzpatrick
Synopsis A direct allegory to the rise of Stalinist Russia, this film combines Orwells parable with animatronics and voice characterizations by popular actors. Following a speech made by a venerable pig named Old Major (Lenin), the animals of Manor Farm form...
5.7
3K votes
5.7
3K votes
A Merry War
1997 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robert Bierman
Cast Richard E. Grant · Helena Bonham Carter · Jim Carter · Harriet Walter
5.2
69 votes
5.2
69 votes
Direction Diana Ringo
Cast Aleksandr Obmanov
Synopsis The film depicts a totalitarian society ruled by Big Brother. All personal freedoms are restricted. Propaganda, disinformation and surveillance are a part of everyday life. The protagonist, a mathematician, begins a relationship with his colleague and learns about a resistance...
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Shooting an Elephant (S)
2016 · Movie · 13 min. · Venezuela
Direction Juan Pablo Rothie
Cast Deepak Adhikari · Jeewan Adhikary · Anup Baral · Dipendragod
Synopsis A mature Eric Blair (George Orwell's given name) looks back to his younger self with regret; He was shamed into being the public executioner of a rogue work elephant while stationed in The British Foreign Service in Burma. Based on...
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