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A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name.It employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain.
British. Alex is a fictional character in Anthony Burgess ' novel A Clockwork Orange and Stanley Kubrick 's film adaptation of the same name, in which he is played by Malcolm McDowell. In the book, Alex's surname is not stated. In the film, however, Kubrick chose it to be DeLarge, a reference to Alex calling himself The Large in the novel.
192 pages (hardback edition) 176 pages (paperback edition) ISBN. 978-0-434-09800-2. OCLC. 4205836. A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novella by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence.
1971–present. Spouse. Marshall Bell. . (m. 1980) . Milena Canonero OMRI (born 1 January 1946) is an Italian costume designer, production designer, and film producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she is recognized for her prolific work across stage and screen. She has received numerous accolades, including four Academy Awards, three ...
David Charles Prowse MBE (1 July 1935 – 28 November 2020) was an English actor, bodybuilder, strongman and weightlifter. [ 1 ] He portrayed Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy and a manservant in Stanley Kubrick 's 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. In 2015, he starred in two documentaries concerning his Darth Vader role, one entitled ...
Bowler hat, mid-20th century (PFF collection). The bowler hat, also known as a Coke hat, billycock, bob hat, bombín (Spanish) or derby (United States), [1] is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler in 1849. [2] It has traditionally been worn with semi-formal and informal attire.
45th →. The 44th Academy Awardswere presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilionin Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. One of the highlights of the evening was the appearance of Betty Grablewho made one of her last public appearances.
The film is an essential part of modern cinema and films often reference it, [ 5 ] with examples of films using similar cinematic techniques to A Clockwork Orange including THX 1138 (1971), Westworld (1973) and A Boy and His Dog (1975). [ 1 ] The June 2006 issue of Entertainment Weekly named A Clockwork Orange the second most controversial film ...