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| Title: | A Clockwork Orange |
| Genres: | Drama Crime drama Sci-fi |
| Directed by: | Stanley Kubrick |
| Written by: | Stanley Kubrick |
| Produced by: | Si Litvinoff; Max L. Raab; Stanley Kubrick; Bernard Williams |
| Music by: | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Cinematography: | John Alcott |
| Edited by: | Bill Butler |
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| Distributed by: | Warner Bros. Pictures Hawk Films Limited |
| Released: | December 19th, 1971 |
| Rating: | X |
| Running time: | 136 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2,200,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $26,589,355 (Domestic) [2] |
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A Clockwork Orange is an American/English feature film of the crime drama genre with fringe elements of the science fiction genre as well. It is based on the novel Clockwork Orange by author Anthony Burgess, and was directed by Stanley Kubrick, who also wrote the screenplay as well. It was produced by Warner Bros. and Hawk Films Limited and premiered in Toronto, Canada on December 19th, 1971 as well as in New York City, New York on the same day. It premiered in the United Kingdom on January 13th, 1972. The film deals heavily with the subjects of delinquency, rape, brutality, psycho-analysis and free will. A Clockwork Orange stars Malcolm McDowell as Alex - a hedonistic youth who, along with his "droogs", Georgie, Pete, and Dim, commit a series of violent crimes for the sake of their own self-satisfaction. When Alex is captured, he is subjected to a scientific experiment that alters his physical response to stimuli, restricting him from carrying out acts of violence.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Malcolm McDowell | Alexander DeLarge |
| Warren Clarke | Dim |
| Patrick Magee | Mister Frank Alexander |
| John Clive | Stage actor |
| Michael Bates | Chief guard Barnes |
| Adrienne Corri | Mrs. Alexander |
| Carl Duering | Doctor Brodsky |
| Paul Farrell | Tramp |
| Clive Francis | Joe the lodger |
| Michael Gover | Prison governor |
| Miriam Karlin | Catlady |
| James Marcus | Georgie |
| Aubrey Morris | P.R. Deltoid |
| Godfrey Quigley | Prison chaplain |
| Sheila Raynor | Mum |
| Madge Ryan | Doctor Branom |
| John Savident | Conspirator |
| Anthony Sharp | Frederick |
| Philip Stone | Dad |
| Pauline Taylor | Psychiatrist |
| Margaret Tyzack | Conspirator |
| Steven Berkoff | Detective Constable Tom |
| Lindsey Campbell | Police inspector |
| Michael Tam | Pete |
| David Prowse | Julian |
| Jan Adair | Handmaiden in Bible fantasy |
| Gaye Brown | Sophisto |
| John J. Carney | Detective sergeant |
| Vivienne Chandler | Handmaiden in Bible fantasy |
| Richard Connaught | Billy Boy |
| Prudence Drage | Handmaiden in Bible fantasy |
| Carol Drinkwater | Nurse Feeley |
| Lee Fox | Desk sergeant |
| Cheryl Grunwald | Rape victim in film |
| Gillian Hills | Sonietta |
| Craig Hunter | Doctor |
| Shirley Jaffe | Victim of Billy Boy's gang |
| Virginia Wetherell | Stage actress |
| Neil Wilson | Prison check-in officer |
| Katya Wyeth | Girl in ascot fantasy |
| Roy Beck | Prison officer in Chapel |
| Robert Bruce | Milkbar bouncer |
| Steadman Clark | 3rd Milkbar bouncer |
| Jeremy Curry | Jesus Christ |
| David Dawkins | Humming technician |
| Andros Epaminondas | Bearded man in record shop |
| Norman Gay | BBC producer |
| Doctor Gundry | Doctor Lidlock |
| Katharina Kubrick | Girl in record store |
| George O'Gorman | Record Bootik clerk |
| Fred Real | Prison check-in officer |
| Pat Roach | Milkbar bouncer |
| Barbara Scott | Marty |
| Arthur Tatler | Convict pianist |
| Sister Watkins | Doctor Lidlock's assistant |
Notes[]
- Clockwork Orange, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Clockwork Orange, A, and Clockwork Orange, A (1971) all redirect to this page.
- Originally given an X rating in the UK and the US. Home video releases re-rated the film under the MPAA's R-rating.
- This is Stanley Kubrick's ninth film as a director. He previously directed 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1968. His next film is Barry Lyndon in 1975.
- Alex's surname is given as both DeLarge ("The Large"), as well as Burgess, which can be seen in two newspaper clippings in the movie. The Burgess surname is taken from author Anthony Burgess, who wrote the novel.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline for this film is "Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven".
- The girl who walks past Alex in the record shop is played by Katharina Kubrick. She is the stepdaughter of director/writer Stanley Kubrick and the half-sister of Vivian Kubrick. [3]
- Actors Philip Stone and Norman Gay also appear in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining as Delbert Grady and an unidentified injured guest (respectively).
- Actor Dave Prowse, who plays Julian, is also known for donning the helmeted black armor of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars film series. American actor James Earl Jones, who also appears in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, provided the voice for Darth Vader in the films.
Recommendations[]
Stanley Kubrick films
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See also[]
A Clockwork Orange categories
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ IMDB; A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- ↑ IMDB; Katharina Kubrick; Biography; Trivia.
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