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For the record, this movie (1984) was made in the year 1984 (more
than likely deliberately) — the book 1984 was written/published in 1948
(mix around the last two digits, and that's how Orwell came up with the
totalitarian year). There's only about 3 or 4 other nations in the
book. I seem to
recall there might have been other flags shown in the movie of the other
nations — or perhaps I may have made up some flags when I first
read the book, my memory's a bit hazy right now.
David Kendall, 21 December 1998
There is no description of the flag of Oceania in the novel.
Stuart Notholt, 15 November 1995
In the 1984 film of the book, a flag of the ruling Party, INGSOC
(English Socialism) does appear, however. If memory serves me right it is
black with a red "V" for "Victory". Across the "V" are two hands,
one white, one black, clasped in solidarity. Across the bottom is the word
"INGSOC".
Stuart Notholt, 15 November 1995
The movie opens with a patriotic shot of the Ingsoc flag flying. I believe
the symbolism of the flag is the new order under Big Brother rising out of the
darkness of the past — I'm pretty sure it was explained in the
book.
David Kendall, 21 December 1998
If you look closely at the Ingsoc symbol in the film version of Nineteen
Eighty-Four, the darker clasped hand is actually an industrial glove.
Therefore it can be taken that the other hand represents that of a farmer. The
image then takes on an entirely new meaning, that old socialistic idea of the
melding and cooperation of agriculture and industry that can clearly be seen in
the Soviet Union's flag.
"BDeal84", 9 January 2002
The flag of Eurasia is briefly depicted in the movie. It had a star in the
upper left corner, and a thin horizontal stripe running across the flag. There
may have been other devices; you never get a clear look at it.
Bruce Tindall, 10 February 1996
reconstruction
image by James Gallagher, s/d
reconstruction
image by Guilherme Simões Reis, 1 January 2009
Well, I appreciated James Gallagher's effort but I do not think that Eurasia's flag is like that:
Guilherme Simões Reis, 1 January 2009