The film stars the magnificent Hurt, who died in January, as Winston, the Ministry of Truth employee who secretly rebels against his job of rewriting history, and Suzanna Hamilton as Julia, his secret lover.

While its Tuesday screening is sold out, the popular Midtown theater has added one at 7:30 p.m Wednesday to give more moviegoers a chance to see the big-screen adaptation. That same day, more than 180 indie theaters in 43 states will screen the movie version of '1984' starring John Hurt.Ĭinema Detroit will participate in the event, which is being held to oppose Trump's proposed axing of federal funding for the National Endowment of the Arts and to support values like free speech and respect for every person.

The Trump administration's tenuous relationship with a fact-based world has continued to drive interest in '1984,' which shot up the best-seller list after Conway's remarks. On Tuesday, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is releasing a new hardcover version of the novel. “How many fingers, Winston?” George Orwell’s dystopian classic “1984” collided with the zeitgeist in January when Trump staffer Kellyanne Conway used the term “alternative facts” on “Meet The Press.” The phrase was too close for comfort to those who have read the British author’s fictional account of an authoritarian society where Big Brother aims to control what you say is the truth - and what you actually think it is, too. Watch Video: The popular book '1984' is coming to Broadway

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