The World of George Orwell: 1984 poster

Movie · 1965

The World of George Orwell: 1984

Released 28 November 1965 More from 1965 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Early adaption of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four as part of the Theatre 625 series.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Cyril Shaps
as Syme
42
John Brandon
as American General
36
Mohammad Shamsi
as Arab Colonel
35
David Buck
as Winston Smith
29
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
13years between the oldest and youngest billed
42Cyril Shaps — oldest on the call sheet
29David Buck — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast
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