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A gang of teenagers go on the rampage beating and raping helpless victims. After an altercation, one gang member is knocked unconscious and left for dead. When the police find him, they perform a controversial new 'aversion therapy' in an attempt to rid him of his violent impulses. Upon his release, the gang come after him...

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ProducerJan Harlan

EAN7321900806725

eBay Product ID (ePID)59542466

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ActorSteven Berkoff, David Prowse, Adrienne Corri, Patrick Magee, Warren Clarke, Malcolm McDowell

Film/TV TitleA Clockwork Orange

DirectorStanley Kubrick

LanguageEnglish

Run Time136 Mins

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FeaturesInteractive Menu

GenreDrama, General

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Number of Discs2

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureGreat Britain

ComposerWalter Carlos

Additional InformationFrom its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the film, set in an unidentified future, overwhelms the senses with its almost comic depictions of rape and violence set to an upbeat classical and pop music score; its magnificent, colourful, futuristic set designs; and its utter determination to shock, frighten, and thoroughly entertain its audience. Kubrick based his chilling masterpiece on Anthony Burgess's culture-shaking novel about a young man, growing into adulthood, who has a bit of a problem with authority figures. (Interestingly, Burgess's stunning piece of fiction contains 21 chapters, but Kubrick ends his film after chapter 20). When Alex (a career-defining performance by McDowell) and his droogs go out for a little bit of the old ultraviolence, he is caught and forced to undergo controversial treatment that will make it impossible for him to commit violent acts--but has severe side effects. Kubrick's film purposely confuses crime and punishment, cause and effect, hero and villain, irony and satire, filled with oxymoron and paradox, taking on science, politics, societal mores, education, sexual awakening, and parental responsibility all in a new language (both verbal and visual) that would change the face of cinema forever. No one who has seen it has ever been able to hear æSingin' in the RainÆ or Ludwig van again in quite the same way.

ScreenwriterStanley Kubrick

AuthorAnthony Burgess

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleA Clockwork Orange