A Clockwork Orange (movie)

A Clockwork Orange is a 1972 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.

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.

In 2020, A Clockwork Orange was selected by the Library of Congress into the United States National Film Registry.

 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

 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

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