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Release Date:
2 February 1972 (USA)
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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
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 5 wins
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12 nominations
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the story of a young vicious hoodlum whose primary interests are rape and Beethoven and his supposed cure.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
136 min
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Color:
Black and White |
Color (Warnercolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital (re-issue) |
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 (re-rating) (2000) |
Ireland:(Banned) (1971-2000) |
South Korea:18 (2004) |
South Korea:18 (2005) (DVD rating) |
Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) |
Canada:18A (Ontario) (re-rating) (2008) |
Canada:R (Ontario) (original rating) |
Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Brazil:16 |
USA:R (cut version) (1973) |
USA:X |
UK:(Banned) (withdrawn by director) (1973-1999) |
South Africa:18 (Certificate G/1999/0748 DVD) |
Argentina:X (original rating) |
Argentina:18 (re-rating) |
Australia:R |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
Canada:R (Alberta) (re-rating) (1999) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-15 (re-rating) |
Finland:K-18 (original rating) |
France:-16 (re-rating) |
France:-18 (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:D |
Netherlands:18 |
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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Director Trademark: [Stanley Kubrick] ["The End"]Kubrick maintained the tradition of putting the words "The End" in the end credits of all his movies, long after the industry had abandoned it.
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Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Devochka, the Russian word for a little girl who has not yet developed, is used throughout the movie to denote a grown-up, sexually mature woman.
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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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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:
Featured in Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
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Soundtrack:
I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper
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FAQ
How old is Alex supposed to be?A Note Regarding Spoilers
Is the man who helps Frank Alexander in the end his lover?
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Kubrick's's best film ever.absolutely mind-blowing.quite disturbing though but that's what moves us.he has amazingly blended the disturbing scenes with the lovely music of Beethoven.a riveting journey of a vicious young hoodlum in modern England who is caught due to the betrayal of his friends and his journey through aversion therapy that drives him to try and do himself in and his cure at last.i never thought i would understand and really appreciate this film but i did and i say that it is one of the best films of the century.Kubrick has excelled himself and i truly feel it is his best film ever.it also has an absolutely mind-blowing performance by young Malcolm Mcdowell as Alex,the best acting performance i have seen.