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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

R  136 min  -  Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi   -  2 February 1972 (USA)
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Reviews: 1,166 user | 155 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com

In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and 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.

Director:

Stanley Kubrick

Writers:

Stanley Kubrick (screenplay), Anthony Burgess (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Malcolm McDowell ...
Patrick Magee Patrick Magee ...
Michael Bates Michael Bates ...
Warren Clarke Warren Clarke ...
Dim
Adrienne Corri Adrienne Corri ...
John Clive ...
Stage Actor
Carl Duering Carl Duering ...
Clive Francis Clive Francis ...
Paul Farrell Paul Farrell ...
Miriam Karlin Miriam Karlin ...
Michael Gover Michael Gover ...
James Marcus James Marcus ...
Aubrey Morris ...
Godfrey Quigley Godfrey Quigley ...
Sheila Raynor Sheila Raynor ...
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Storyline

Protagonist Alex is an "ultraviolent" youth in futuristic Britain. As with all luck, his eventually runs out and he's arrested and convicted of murder and rape. While in prison, Alex learns of an experimental program in which convicts are programed to detest violence. If he goes through the program his sentence will be reduced and he will be back on the streets sooner than expected. But Alex's ordeals are far from over once he hits the mean streets of Britain that he had a hand in creating. Written by Nikki Carlyle  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Britain | Violence | Gang | Aversion Therapy | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

The Breakthrough Presentation Of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange For The Millions Who Were Not Allowed To See It Until Now! See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£618,615 (UK) (19 March 2000) (328 Screens)

Gross:

$26,589,355 (USA) (1973)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (re-issue) | Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Warnercolor) (uncredited)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Korova Milk Bar is named after the Russian word for cow. Moloko (written on the wall) means milk. The bar's sculptures were based on the work of sculptor Allen Jones. Stanley Kubrick had the milk dispensers were emptied, washed and refilled every hour, as the milk curdled under the studio lights. A painting on the wall reappears in Kubrick's The Shining. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the rampaging Alex is performing "Singing In The Rain," leaning over Frank, his mouth is not moving. See 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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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits after the title, which is followed by the
opening shot of Alex the Droog. Although it is now commonplace for major
films to not have opening credits, in 1971 it was considered rather unusual
and was considered a trademark of director Stanley Kubrick. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Popcorn (1991) See more »

Soundtracks

"William Tell Overture"
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon See more »