Big Brother is a character and symbol in George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is ostensibly the leader of Oceania, a totalitarian superstate wherein the ruling party, Ingsoc,
Big Brother portrayed by Bob Flag in the 1984 film adaptation
George Orwell (tallest man present) on the Aragon Front outside Huesca, 13 March 1937
David Buck as Winston in front of a poster of Big Brother, for the 1965 Theatre 625 adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four
Publicity photo on the set of the 1953 Westinghouse Studio One adaptation with a poster of Big Brother
Nineteen Eighty-Four is a 1984 British dystopian film written and directed by Michael Radford, based on George Orwell's 1949 novel. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton and Cyril Cusac
Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
…production designer Roy Oxley. In the 1956 film adaptation, Big Brother was represented by an illustration of a stern-looking disembodied head. In the 1984 film adaptation starring John Hurt, the Big Brother still image was of actor Bob Flag. The Wall Street Journal said that of all the concepts and phrases from Nineteen…
British theatrical release poster