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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange presents a dark future where violent gangs roam the streets. Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) is a sadistic gang member who gets arrested and subjected to a controversial form of behavior therapy.
A Clockwork Orange
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- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Release Date
- December 19, 1971
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Cast
- Malcolm McDowell , Patrick Magee , Michael Bates , Warren Clarke , John Clive , Adrienne Corri
- Writers
- Stanley Kubrick , Anthony Burgess
- Runtime
- 136 minutes
- Budget
- $2.2 million
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