1984 UK theatrical release poster Directed by Michael Radford Produced by Simon Perry Screenplay by Michael Radford Based on Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell Starring John Hurt Richard Burton Suzanna Hamilton Cyril Cusack Music by Dominic Muldowney Eurythmics Cinematography Roger Deakins Edited by Tom Priestley Production company Virgin Films Umbrella-Rosenblum Films Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date 10 October 1984 (1984-10-10) Running time 110 minutes[1][note 1][2] Country United Kingdom Language English Budget £5.5 million[3] Box office $8.4 million[4]