{"product_id":"george-orwell-on-screen-david-ryan-9781476673691","title":"George Orwell on Screen: Adaptations, Documentaries and Docudramas on Film and Television","description":"\u003cp\u003e British author and essayist George Orwell shot to fame with two iconic novels: the anti-Stalinist satire \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e and the dystopian masterpiece \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A few years after his death in 1950, the CIA bankrolled screen adaptations of both novels as Cold War propaganda. Orwell's depiction of a totalitarian police state captivated the media in the 1980s. Today, mounting anxieties about digital surveillance and globalization have made him a hot property in Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on interviews with actors, writers, directors and producers, this book presents the first comprehensive study of Orwell on film and television. Beginning with CBS's 1953 live production of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e that mirrored the McCarthy witch hunts, the author covers 20 wide-ranging adaptations, documentaries and biopics, including two lost BBC dramatizations from 1965.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476673691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476673691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.70d","brand":"David Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985702191359,"sku":"9781476673691","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef10ed30-fcc5-475a-9ec2-5fa6a3514648.jpg?v=1683279061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-orwell-on-screen-david-ryan-9781476673691","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}