A Clockwork Orange (movie)

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 British-American crime drama thriller movie. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 short novel A Clockwork Orange. It includes disturbing, violent images. Its social commentary touches on psychiatry, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian vision of a not-too-future Britain.

A Clockwork Orange
Directed by	Stanley Kubrick
Written by	Anthony Burgess (novel) Stanley Kubrick
Produced by	Stanley Kubrick
Starring	Malcolm McDowell Warren Clarke James Marcus Patrick Magee
Cinematography	John Alcott
Edited by	Bill Butler
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	2 February 1972 (USA general)
Running time	136 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Budget	$2,200,000
Box office	$26,589,355

Kubrick stopped the film being shown in Britain, concerned about its possible effects. For 27 years it was difficult to see the film in the United Kingdom. It reappeared in cinemas, and the VHS and DVD releases followed, soon after Kubrick's death in 1999.

Cast

• Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge (or Burgess)
• Warren Clarke as Dim
• James Marcus as Georgie
• Patrick Magee as Frank Alexander
• Adrienne Corri as Mrs. Alexander
• Carl Duering as Dr. Brodsky
• Madge Ryan as Dr. Branom
• Godfrey Quigley as Prison Chaplain
• Anthony Sharp as Minister (of Interior)
• Sheila Raynor as Mum
• Philip Stone as Dad
• David Prowse as Julian
• Michael Bates as Chief Guard
• Aubrey Morris as Mr. P.R. Deltoid
• Steven Berkoff as Tom
• Tony Hargreaves as Prison Guard
• Michael Tarn as Pete
• Richard Connaught as Billy Boy
• Miriam Karlin as Cat Lady
• John Clive as Stage Actor
• Virginia Wetherell as Nude stage actress

Release dates

Country	Premiere
United Kingdom	13 January 1972
United States	2 February 1972
West Germany	23 March 1972
Netherlands	20 April 1972
Denmark	21 April 1972
France	21 April 1972
Sweden	26 April 1972
Japan	29 April 1972
Australia	9 June 1972
Italy	7 September 1972
Finland	27 October 1972
Greece	1 January 1973
Mexico	22 January 1974
Portugal	29 November 1974
Spain	16 June 1975
Brazil	4 September 1978
Hong Kong	30 October 1980
Argentina	25 July 1985
Turkey	15 March 1996
Ireland	17 March 2000
Czech Republic	11 January 2007
Slovakia	13 September 2007
Poland	3 October 2014
Taiwan	29 December 2017

Awards and honors

• Academy Awards: The movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards. However, The French Connection won in all these categories for that year:
  • Best Director - Stanley Kubrick
  • Best Film Editing - Bill Butler
  • Best Picture
  • Best Adapted Screenplay - Stanley Kubrick
• BAFTA Awards
  • BAFTA Film Award Best Art Direction - John Barry
  • Best Cinematography - John Alcott
  • Best Direction - Stanley Kubrick
  • Best Film
  • Best Film Editing - William Butler
  • Best Screenplay - Stanley Kubrick
  • Best Sound Track - Brian Blamey, John Jordan, Bill Rowe
• Directors Guild of America
  • 1972 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures - Stanley Kubrick
• Golden Globes
  • 1972 Nominated Golden Globe Best Director: Motion Picture - Stanley Kubrick
  • Best Motion Picture - Drama
  • Best Motion Picture Actor: Drama - Malcolm McDowell
• Hugo Awards
  • 1972 Won Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards
  • 1971 Won NYFCC Award Best Director - Stanley Kubrick
  • Best Film
• Writers Guild of America, USA
  • 1972 Nominated WGA Award (Screen) Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium - Stanley Kubrick

American Film Institute recognition

• 1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies #46
• 2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills #21
• 2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains:
  • Alex DeLarge, villain #12
• 2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) #70
• 2008 AFI's 10 Top 10 #4 Sci-Fi film

Related pages

• Ferenc Fricsay

Other websites

• A Clockwork Orange on IMDb