TY - GEN N2 - "Winston Smith (Hurt) endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the chillingly labeled 'Ministry of Love, ' he is placed at the mercy of O'Brien (Burton), a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts ... and crush his soul"--Container. AB - "Winston Smith (Hurt) endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the chillingly labeled 'Ministry of Love, ' he is placed at the mercy of O'Brien (Burton), a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts ... and crush his soul"--Container. T1 - Nineteen eighty-four DA - c2003. CY - Santa Monica, CA : AU - Radford, Michael, AU - Perry, Simon, AU - Hurt, John, AU - Burton, Richard, AU - Hamilton, Suzanna. AU - Cusack, Cyril, AU - Deakins, Roger A., AU - Priestley, Tom, AU - Muldowney, Dominic. AU - Orwell, George, CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment, PP - Santa Monica, CA : LA - eng LA - In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English. PY - c2003. N1 - Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. N1 - Based on the novel by George Orwell. ID - 326510 KW - Dystopias KW - Totalitarianism SN - 0792854969 SN - 9780792854968 TI - Nineteen eighty-four ER -