1984 is a 1956 British black-and-white science fiction film, based on the 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future of a dystopian society. The film was the first feature-length adaptation of the story, and followed a previous Westinghouse Studio One adaptation and a BBC-TV made-for-TV adaptation. 1984 was directed by Michael Anderson and starring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith, and featured Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave.
Theatrical release poster
Drive-in advertisement from 1956 for 1984 and co-feature, The Gamma People.
Studio One (American TV series)
Studio One is an American anthology drama television series that was adapted from a radio series. It was created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. It premiered on November 7, 1948, and ended on September 29, 1958, with a total of 467 episodes over the course of 10 seasons.
Studio One (American TV series)
Fletcher Markle directing CBS Radio's Studio One (1948)
Jackie Gleason in "The Laugh Maker" (1953)
Eddie Albert (third from left) on the set of "1984" (1953), the first screen adaptation George Orwell's novel