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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Overview

Director:
Stanley Kubrick
Writers:
Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
Anthony Burgess (novel)
Release Date:
2 February 1972 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Being the adventures of a young man ... who couldn't resist pretty girls ... or a bit of the old ultra-violence ... went to jail, was re-conditioned ... and came out a different young man ... or was he ? more
Plot:
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and later volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
Best movie ever made more

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
136 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Dolby Digital (re-issue)
Certification:
South Korea:18 (2004) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2007) | Ireland:(Banned) (1971-2000) | South Africa:(Banned) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:18 (2005) (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (TV rating) (cut) | Brazil:18 (censored) (1971-1980) | Iceland:16 | USA:R (cut version) (1973) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) (2000) | Brazil:18 (re-rating) (1981) | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | USA:X | Argentina:13 (re-rating) | Argentina:18 (original rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) | Finland:K-18 (original rating) | France:-12 (re-rating) | France:-16 (original rating) | Hong Kong:III | Israel:18 (video rating) | Israel:X (original rating) | Italy:VM14 (re-release) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Mexico:C | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Singapore:(Banned) | South Korea:(Banned) | Spain:(Banned) (original rating) | Spain:18 (re-rating) (1975) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (re-rating) (1999) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16
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Trivia:
Stanley Kubrick once said "If Malcolm [McDowell] hadn't been available I probably wouldn't have made the film." more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alex is presented on stage to show that he has been "cured" the minister first sits down to the right of the man who questions the reliability of the treatment after giving his speech, but later in the scene, the minister appears on the left. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Alex: There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (#1.1)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Opus 125 more

FAQ

What became of Pete, the third of Alex's 'droogs'?
What is the significance of the illustrations on the DVD cover?
Why is this rated X?
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294 out of 444 people found the following comment useful:-
Best movie ever made, 27 June 2001
10/10
Author: Christian Jahnsen from Hillerød, Denmark

A Clockwork Orange is the finest film that has ever been made, in my view. Stanley Kubrick has made so many masterpieces, and is by far the best director that ever graced our world. A Clockwork Orange is simply his finest hour!

The film grabs you and glues you to your seat from start to finish. Malcolm McDowell gives us a shining example of superior acting, and the movie is as perverted as any of Kubrick's masterpieces (and then some!). It contains horrifying violence, extreme emotions, perversity and weirdness at it's very worst. It all boils down to serve you a plethora of thoughts for you to take with you and contemplate, after the film ends.

However, with all the perversity bursting out of this film, you will probably NOT like this film the first time you see it. I know I didn't. Fortunately, I gave it a second chance, and thought: Hey, it was actually not bad at all. After the third time, I was lost for words.

After the fourth time, there was little doubt in my mind, that this was the finest film ever made, and regardless of how many great masterpieces I see, A Clockwork Orange still towers above them. I'm sure you'll agree, if you give it the chance it deserves, although it may require for you to see it more than once.

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