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==''Nineteen Eighty-Four''==

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Hamilton was cast as [[Julia (1984)|Julia]] opposite [[John Hurt]] as [[Winston Smith (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|Winston Smith]] in the [[Michael Radford]] film [[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]] (1984), based on the eponymous [[George Orwell]] [[dystopian]] novel. She obtained the role through the casting agency of the Anna Scher Theatre School. She was one of the school's earliest alumni, and the theatre is acknowledged in the film's closing credits. This performance raised her profile as a film actress and attracted critical praise, particularly from [[Vincent Canby]] in ''[[The New York Times]]''. However, her work was largely overshadowed by the death of fellow cast member [[Richard Burton]], who delivered his final screen performance in the role of [[O'Brien (book character)|O'Brien]], as well as by much-publicised post-release controversy over the film's [[film score|musical score]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ryan |first1=David |title=George Orwell on Screen : Adaptations, Documentaries and Docudramas on Film and Television |date=2018 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |isbn=9781476673691 |page=152}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://diffuser.fm/eurythmics-1984-soundtrack/|title= The Messy History of the Eurythmics' '1984' Soundtrack|first=Jeff|last=Giles|date=22 March 2017|website=[[Diffuser.fm]]}}</ref>

==Later television and film appearances==