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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
8.5
Ratings: 8.5/10 from 252,431 users
Metascore:
78/100
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 |
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
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Adrienne Corri | ... | |
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Clive Francis | ... | |
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Paul Farrell | ... | |
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Miriam Karlin | ... | |
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Michael Gover | ... | |
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James Marcus | ... | |
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Godfrey Quigley | ... | |
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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 SynopsisTaglines:
Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
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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)Company Credits
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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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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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 »
Composed by Edward Elgar
Conducted by Marcus Dods See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Anthony Burgess was raised a strict Roman Catholic and originally wrote his novel as a parable about Christian free will and forgiveness. His take on it was that to be a true Christian, one had to forgive the most horrifying of acts, something Burgess knew only too well, having seen his wife be assaulted and beaten by soldiers during World War II. This attack resulted in a miscarriage and a lifetime of gynecological troubles for his wife. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Many of the continuity errors are not in fact errors. Stanley Kubrick purposely included many continuity errors as a way of creating a feeling of disorientation for the audience. That is why people's positions change, props are reorganized, and hats (and other articles of clothing) appear and disappear. 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 theopening 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 »
Soundtracks
"Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4"Composed by Edward Elgar
Conducted by Marcus Dods See more »
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