A Clockwork Orange (1971)

	Directed by: Stanley Kubrick	COUNTRY UK GENRE Dystopian Crime/Drama NORWEGIAN TITLE A Clockwork Orange RUNNING TIME 136 minutes
	Produced by: Stanley Kubrick
	Written by (based on the novel by Anthony Burgess): Stanley Kubrick

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Alex	Malcolm McDowell
Frank Alexander	Patrick Magee
Chief Guard Barnes	Michael Bates	-
Dim	Warren Clarke	½
Mary Alexander	Adrienne Corri
Dr. Brodsky	Carl Duering	-
Tramp	Paul Farrell	-
Georgie	James Marcus
Deltoid	Aubrey Morris
Mum	Sheila Raynor
Dad	Philip Stone	½

Review

Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange is a strikingly stylized and provocative study in cinematic technique and narrative control. Based on Anthony Burgess’s novel, the film shocked audiences in 1971 with its unflinching depiction of violence, sexual transgression, and moral ambiguity – and Kubrick makes no attempt to soften it. We are placed entirely in the perspective of Alex, our “humble narrator”, a charismatic, intelligent, and often terrifyingly self-assured youth whose actions challenge our sympathies. The film’s brilliance lies in Kubrick’s visual command: every frame is carefully composed, every movement choreographed, every detail reinforcing the hypnotic rhythm of this unsettling world. Burgess’s idiosyncratic slang – with his “droogies,” “old in-out in-out” and “devotchkas” – further immerses us in Alex’s twisted universe. Stylistically audacious and morally complex, A Clockwork Orange manipulates you with delicate precision, making you complicit in the story even as you recoil from it. Kubrick’s fusion of futuristic aesthetics, dark humour, and formal rigor ensures that the film remains a landmark of both narrative daring and visual innovation – one of the most unforgettable and disturbing achievements in modern cinema.