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A Clockwork Orange

Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.

8.2(14,223)19712h 17m26

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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Status
Released
Budget
$2.2M
Box office
$27M
Language
English
  • london, england
  • police brutality
  • robbery
  • street gang
  • great britain
  • based on novel or book
  • nihilism
  • parent child relationship
  • society
  • sexuality
  • social worker
  • psychopath

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Digital / OTT4 Oct 2017
  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NC-1719 Dec 1971
    • TheatricalNC-17Originally rated X, 1973 censored version rated R2 Feb 1972
    • PhysicalRVHS1 Jan 1983
    • PhysicalRDVD29 Jun 1999
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical18Originally rated X11 Jan 1972
    • TVSky4 Jul 2001
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+10 Feb 1972
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)RToronto19 Dec 1971
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1825 Jul 1985
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)18Gent15 Sept 1972
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical18Lançamento 136 m.4 Sept 1978
    • Theatrical16Relançamento com cortes22 Aug 2014
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalDVD1 Oct 2001
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1521 Apr 1972
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1827 Oct 1972
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical (limited)18Paris21 Apr 1972
    • Theatrical1815 May 1972
    • Theatrical16Rerelease8 Jan 1992
    • PhysicalVHS, LD (Warner)15 Feb 1996
    • TV16Canal+14 Nov 1996
    • TVFrance 27 Mar 1999

Frequently asked questions

A Clockwork Orange was released on 28 October 1971.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    4/17/2016

    10/10

    As time goes by, I'll always appreciate my Grade 10 English class (1984-85), taught by Mr. Terry. Looking back, it's probably the year that I was introduced to the most great literary works of all my life (especially 'Anthem' by Ayn Rand and 'Nausea' by Jean-Paul Sartre). Included that year in the course's curriculum was Anthony Burgess' dystopian masterwork, 'A Clockwork Orange' (as well as George Orwell's 'Animal F…

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    JPV852

    9/27/2021

    7/10

    Some great visuals and direction not to mention an incredible performance from Malcolm McDowell, I wasn't totally into this, the first half especially was taxing to get through to the point I stopped watching and only finished a couple days later. The rest was good and found myself a bit more engaged however as a whole, this one never grabbed me. **3.5/5**

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    Sigeki Ogino

    10/2/2022

    With this film, a world heritage of cinema, Stanley Kubrick has reached a level of artistic mastery that would make Michelangelo pale in comparison. To make a film an art form, it must have the innovation of a Chaplin or Jean-Luc Godard. Furthermore, for a film to be a masterpiece, it must have music, direction, and great performances by the cast. Nevertheless, this film easily fulfills these requirements, and miracu…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/29/2023

    7/10

    This is a truly challenging film that routinely glorifies violence - especially towards women, and offers us a terrifying appraisal of the effects of unfettered government and science working in cahoots with each other. Fifty years on from it's groundbreaking release, it's great to watch this on a big screen again - and though the imagery is much less potent that it was in 1971, the performance from Malcolm McDowell …

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    Niemand

    8/6/2023

    The film is based on Anthony Burgess‘ novel about young Alex Delarge and his droogs who go around tolchocking people and partaking of the ultraviolence and the old in-out-in-out. Yes, the language is a futuristic mix of Russian, slang and made-up words that Burgess employed so that the futuristic language employed would never sound dated. He called it Nadsat. By the end of the film, for better or worse, you will u…

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