The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
1983, English. Directed by John Glenister.
A remote farmhouse on an isolated island. Strangers with English accents. Quarrels and a lonely child. The year is 1946. The man is George Orwell. The book he has come to write is Nineteen Eighty-four.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- John GlenisterDirector
- Ronald PickupGeorge Orwell
- Fiona WalkerAvril Blair
- David SwiftRichard Rees
- Kit ThackerBill Dunn
- Melanie ParrSusan Watson
- Lucinda GaneMargaret Fletcher
- Eileen McCallumShopkeeper
- Billy RiddochDonald Darroch
- Robin DaviesHenry Dakins
- Sally KinghornLucy Dakin
- Wendy MarshJane Dakin
- Graeme RozgaRichard Blair (Age 2)
Details
- Released
- 12 December 1983
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Alan Plater
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The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 December 1983. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura?
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (1983) was directed by John Glenister and stars Ronald Pickup, Fiona Walker, David Swift.