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For the record, this movie was
made in the year 1984 (more than likely deliberately) - the book was
written/published in 1948 (mix around the last two digits, and that's
how Orwell came up with the totalitarian year).
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 seem to recall there might have been other
flags shown in the movie of the other nations (BTW, there's only
about 3 or 4 other nations in the book) - or perhaps I may have made up some flags
when I first read the book, as explained in my earlier post, my
memory's a bit hazy right now. 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.
screename: BDeal84, 9 january 2002
The flag of Eurasia is briefly depicted. 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