A Clockwork Orange

Also known as Clockwork Orange

1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick

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*A Clockwork Orange* is a 1971 drama, crime, and thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Stanley Kubrick. Based on Anthony Burgess’s work, the film stars Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin, and Godfrey Quigley. It was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Polaris Productions Limited, and Hawk Films, with John Alcott serving as director of photography and Bill Butler as film editor. The narrative is set in London, and the film was shot in London, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Borehamwood.

The movie is associated with the New Hollywood movement and features dialogue in English and Nadsat. Its main subjects include violence and rehabilitation. The film received a budget of 2,200,000 and generated 27,033,812 in revenue. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.

Critical reception includes an IMDb rating of 8.2 based on 937,079 votes, a Metascore of 77, and an Rotten Tomatoes score of 86%. The film has a runtime of 136 to 137 minutes and carries an R rating. It is categorized as a United Kingdom and United States production.

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Film · TMDB

8.2

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Released: 1971-10-28137 minDir: Stanley KubrickScience Fiction, CrimeBudget: $2.2MBox office: $27.0M

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Cast

Malcolm McDowell as Alex
Patrick Magee as Mr. Alexander
Carl Duering as Dr. Brodsky
Michael Bates as Chief Guard
Warren Clarke as Dim
James Marcus as Georgie

Themes

london, england
police brutality
robbery
street gang
great britain
based on novel or book
nihilism
parent child relationship
society
sexuality

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Ratings

IMDb

8.2/10

930,482 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

77/100

Year: 1971
Runtime: 136 min
Genres: Crime, Sci-Fi
Rated: R
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. 12 wins & 26 nominations total

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Encyclopedic overview

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel. The film employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and broader social, political, and economic issues in a dystopian near-future Britain.

Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the central character, is a charismatic, anti-social delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially that of Beethoven), committing rape, theft, and "ultra-violence". He leads a small gang of thugs, Pete (Michael Tarn), Georgie (James Marcus), and Dim (Warren Clarke), whom he calls his droogs (from the Russian word друг, which is "friend", "buddy"). The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via an experimental psychological conditioning technique (the "Ludovico Technique") promoted by the Minister of the Interior (Anthony Sharp). Alex narrates most of the film in Nadsat, a fractured adolescent slang composed of Slavic languages (especially Russian), English, and Cockney rhyming slang.

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