Watch The Road to 1984

George Orwell's classic novel 1984 was not a leap into the future but a look at the dangers already present in Orwell's lifetime. The Road to 1984 chronicles the passions and the career of Orwell, and how decades of political turmoil and the development of the atom bomb inspired Orwell's vision for his novel.

The Road to 1984 is a 1984 documentary. It has received mostly positive reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 7.1.