---
title: 'A Clockwork Orange (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stanley Kubrick'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 136
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-clockwork-orange-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Clockwork Orange (1971)

1971 · R · 136 min · Drama, Action, Science Fiction, Crime, Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 dystopian crime film written, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel. The film employs disturbing and violent themes to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and broader social, political, and economic issues in a dystopian near-future Britain.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick)
- **Screenplay:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick), [Anthony Burgess](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-burgess)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kubrick)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wendy Carlos](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-carlos)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Alcott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alcott)
- **Editor:** [Bill Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-butler)

## Cast

- [Patrick Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-magee)
- [Michael Gover](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gover)
- [Margaret Tyzack](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-tyzack)
- [Godfrey Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/godfrey-quigley)
- [Paul Farrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-farrell)
- [Madge Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/madge-ryan)
- [Michael Tarn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tarn)
- [John J. Carney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-j-carney)
- [John Savident](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-savident)
- [Philip Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-stone)
- [Michael Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bates)
- [James Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-marcus)
- [Malcolm McDowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-mcdowell) as Alex
- [Helen Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-ford)
- [Warren Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-clarke)

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