‘1984’: George Orwell’s Dystopian Warning

This installment of ‘Movies for Teens and Young Adults’ warns of totalitarianism. 

Winston (Edmond O'Brien) tries to escape Big Brother, in the 1956 film "1984." Columbia Pictures

Based on George Orwell’s dystopian novel, director Michael Anderson’s film warns of a manipulative totalitarianism that, allowed to take over, normalized the censorship, surveillance, and regimentation of private lives.

Check the Internet Movie Database website for plot summary, cast, reviews, and ratings of this 1956 film; a review of the 1984 adaptation is on The Epoch Times website.