TV Adaptation 1954

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TV Adaptation 1954 - In 1954, the British BBC Sunday Night Theatre produced an at the time much aclaimed and discussed adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four. Winston Smith was played by Peter Cushing. The adaptation was distinctly more oriented towards science fiction then later adaptations.

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• The adaptation actually stirred so much commotion that it engendered questions in the House of Commons.

• Before the adaptation was aired, only the Coronation of Elizabeth II had attracted such a large audience.

• The Junior Anti-Sex League sash which Julia wears is chequered in this adaptation, not scarlet. The explanation is very simple: It is a black-and-white production.

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