Richard Burton’s last great performance in the role of O’Brien in 1984.
Orwell’s work, 1984, remains influential in popular and political culture, and the adjective “Orwellian”—describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices—is part of the English language.
He also gave us, “Big Brother”, “Thought Police”, “Room 101”, “Newspeak”, “memory hole”, “doublethink”, and “thoughtcrime”.
George Orwell is ranked second among “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”.