What's the Difference between Nineteen Eighty-Four the Book and 1984 the Movie?

Drama

Nineteen Eighty-Four

81%
Released: 1949
Author: George Orwell

1984

19%
Released: 1984
Director: Michael Radford
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In the Book In the Movie
Winston Smith
Winston Smith
Portrayed by: John Hurt
O'brien
O'Connor
Portrayed by: Richard Burton
1984 Book vs Movie
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In the Book In the Movie
   O'Brien reveals that he is a member of the Brotherhood. It is not clear.
   Eurasia and Eastasia respectively follow the ideologies of Neo-Bolshevism and "Death-Worship". This isn't mentinoed.
   Winston is given an identical briefcase to his own that contains Goldstein's book. This is a pretext for getting the address to O'Brien's apartment. Winston is at O'Brien's apartment when he is given the book. It is disguised as a Newspeak dictionary.
   Winston's spirit is broken, and he submits to his love for Big Brother. Winston cannot bring himself to love Big Brother, though he was broken, his spirit was too strong.
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