{"product_id":"nineteen-eighty-four-dual-format","title":"NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four (DVD + Blu-ray)\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Rudolph Cartier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Orwell’s enduring dystopian masterpiece is brought vividly to life in this celebrated BBC production.\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Nigel Kneale (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Quatermass Experiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e broke new ground for television drama when first broadcast in 1954. Featuring a stunning central performance from Peter Cushing as the doomed Winston Smith, this highly influential small screen landmark has been newly restored by the BFI using original film materials from the BBC archive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most requested BBC productions it’s presented here for the very first time on Blu-ray and DVD and released to coincide with Kneale’s centenary. Experience Orwell’s haunting vision of a world dictated by tyranny and propaganda; Big Brother is watching.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eExtras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly recorded audio commentary on Nineteen Eighty-Four by television historian Jon Dear, host of Nigel Kneale podcast \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBergcast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Toby Hadoke and Andy Murray\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNigel Kneale: Into the Unknown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022, 72 mins): writer, actor and stand-up comedian Toby Hadoke in conversation with Kneale biographer and programmer Andy Murray. Together they try to unpick who Nigel Kneale was, what he did and why his work still matters today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLate Night Line-Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (BBC, 1965, 25 mins): members of the cast and crew look back on the controversies surrounding this adaptation of Orwell's classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ministry of Truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2022, 24 mins): in conversation with the BFI's Dick Fiddy, television historian Oliver Wake dispels some of the myths that have grown up around the groundbreaking drama over the course of the past half century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery of rare images from the BBC Archives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal script (downloadable PDF)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly commissioned sleeve art by Matt Needle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600842182830,"sku":"BFIB1445","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/nineteen-eighty-four-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409380","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/nineteen-eighty-four-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}