A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay)
Anthony Burgess (novel)

Release Date:

2 February 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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 ?

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.

Plot Keywords:

Liberty | Suicide | Stanley Kubrick | Film With Ambiguous Title | Stylized

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Malcolm McDowell	...	Alex
Patrick Magee	...	Mr. Alexander
Michael Bates	...	Chief Guard
Warren Clarke	...	Dim
John Clive	...	Stage Actor
Adrienne Corri	...	Mrs. Alexander
Carl Duering	...	Dr. Brodsky
Paul Farrell	...	Tramp
Clive Francis	...	Lodger
Michael Gover	...	Prison Governor
Miriam Karlin	...	Catlady
James Marcus	...	Georgie
Aubrey Morris	...	Deltoid
Godfrey Quigley	...	Prison Chaplain
Sheila Raynor	...	Mum

Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA) (poster title)
Naranja mecánica, La (Argentina) (Mexico) (Spain) [es]
Laranja Mecânica (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Orange mécanique (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Arancia meccanica (Italy) [it]
Clockwork Orange - Kellopeliappelsiini (Finland) [fi]
Clockwork Orange - Urverkappelsin (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Kellopeliappelsiini (Finland) (short title) [fi]
Kourdisto portokali, To (Greece) [el]
Mechanický pomaranc (Slovakia) [sk]
Mechanický pomeranc (Czech Republic) [cs]
Mechanicus narancs (Hungary) [hu]
Mechaniczna pomarancza (Poland) [pl]
Naranja mecánica (Mexico) [es]
Otomatik portakal (Turkey: Turkish title) (Pay-TV title) [tr]
Paklena naranca (Serbia) [sr]
Paklena pomorandza (Serbia) [sr]
Stanley Kubrick'ten a clockwork orange (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Uhrwerk Orange (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Dolby Digital (re-issue)

Certification:

Brazil:18 (censored) (1971-1980) | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (TV rating) (cut) | Ireland:(Banned) (1971-2000) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | South Africa:(Banned) | Brazil:18 (re-rating) (1981) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2007) | Ireland:18 (re-rating) (2000) | USA:X | South Korea:18 (2005) (DVD rating) | USA:R (cut version) (1973) | South Korea:18 (2004) | Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) | 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

Filming Locations:

Albert Bridge, Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

'Anthony Burgess' originally sold the movie to Mick Jagger for $500 when he needed quick cash. Jagger intended to make it with The Rolling Stones as the droogs.

Goofs:

Continuity: The prison chaplain puts his arm around Alex twice.

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.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Thieving Magpie Overture

One of the most beautiful films I've seen...

It's funny, after you watch a film many times you begin to fall in love with it. This is true with a lot of films but for Clockwork Orange, I only had to watch it 2 subsequent times to fall in love with it. There are so many elements of this film that bring it together and make you totally enjoy the story. The music in the film is one such example, at times it's beautiful and at times dark and disturbing, setting the right tone for the scene. Technically this is a sci-fi film because it does take place in the future and there is the plot which involves brainwashing. When many people think of Stanley Kubrick, they think of 2001 and this film. It's because this film stands out as possibly the scariest image of the near future