|
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
8.5
Ratings: 8.5/10 from 268,617 users
Metascore:
78/100
Reviews: 1,179 user | 165 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 |
| Watch Trailer |
136 min - 
Watch now
Buy it from
Amazon »
Top 250 #60
|
Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another
9 wins
&
13 nominations
See more awards »
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | ||
|
Patrick Magee | ... | |
|
|
Michael Bates | ... | |
|
|
Warren Clarke | ... | |
|
|
Adrienne Corri | ... | |
| John Clive | ... |
Stage Actor
|
|
|
|
Carl Duering | ... | |
|
|
Clive Francis | ... | |
|
|
Paul Farrell | ... | |
|
|
Miriam Karlin | ... | |
|
|
Michael Gover | ... | |
|
|
James Marcus | ... | |
| Aubrey Morris | ... | ||
|
|
Godfrey Quigley | ... | |
|
|
Sheila Raynor | ... | |
Edit
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:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
(USA) See more »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)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1
Edit
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.
See more »
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 »
by 'Ludwig Van Beethoven'
Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Director Trademark: [Stanley Kubrick] [114] Alex is given Serum 114 when he undergoes the Ludovico treatment. It is perhaps an in-joke on Kubrick's repeated use of CRM in his films, as serum sounds almost like CRM sounded out. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Alex's last name is inconsistent (see trivia). When he goes into jail, he gives his name as DeLarge, but the newspaper articles call him Burgess. 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.
See more »
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
"Symphony No.9 in D Minor, Opus 125"by 'Ludwig Van Beethoven'
Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft See more »
Copyright © 1990-2012
IMDb.com, Inc.
Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.
An 
company.