Film: Walter Cronkite's 1984 Special

In this CBS special, various aspects of contemporary society are dramatically reviewed to show how close we actually are to the Orwellian world of "Big Brother." Narrator Walter Cronkite guides viewers through a maze of frightening visions as the social and technological issues raised by Orwell in 1984 are examined. Big Brother's eye and the fictional "telescreen" only hint at the level of sophistication in surveillance and information gathering we have achieved with today's technology.
Part of the National Affairs Series