Movies by Books: "A Clockwork Orange" :: Writer, Anthony Burgess :: Movie Director, Stanley Kubrick - Science fiction, dystopian fiction, satire, black comedy
A Clockwork Orange
Book
1962
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is set in a near-future society that has a youth subculture of extreme violence. The teenage protagonist, Alex, narrates his violent exploits and his experiences with state authorities intent on reforming him. The book is partially written in a Russian-influenced argot called "Nadsat", which takes its name from the Russian suffix that is equivalent to '-teen' in English. According to Burgess, it was a jeu d'esprit written in just three weeks.
In 2005, A Clockwork Orange was included on Time magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923, and it was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. The original manuscript of the book has been kept at McMaster University's William Ready Division of Archives and Research Collections in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada since the institution purchased the documents in 1971.[6] It is considered one of the most influential dystopian books.
Adaptations:
A 1965 film by Andy Warhol entitled Vinyl was an adaptation of Burgess's novel.
The best known adaptation of the novella to other forms is the 1971 film
A Clockwork Orange by Stanley Kubrick,
Awards:
1983 – Prometheus Award (Preliminary Nominee)
1999 – Prometheus Award (Nomination)
2002 – Prometheus Award (Nomination)
2003 – Prometheus Award (Nomination)
2006 – Prometheus Award (Nomination)[35]
2008 – Prometheus Award (Hall of Fame Award)
A Clockwork Orange was chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language books from 1923 to 2005.[36]
Author Anthony Burgess
Cover artist Barry Trengove
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Science fiction, dystopian fiction, satire, black comedy
Published 1962 (William Heinemann, UK)
Media type Print (hardback & paperback) & audio book (cassette, CD)
Pages 192 pages (hardback edition)
176 pages (paperback edition)
ISBN 0-434-09800-0
OCLC 4205836
A Clokwork Orange
Movie
1971
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 science fiction crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a near-future Britain.
Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the central character, is a charismatic, antisocial delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially Beethoven), committing rape, theft and what is termed "ultra-violence". He leads a small gang of thugs, Pete (Michael Tarn), Georgie (James Marcus), and Dim (Warren Clarke), whom he calls his droogs (from the Russian word друг, "friend", "buddy"). The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via an experimental psychological conditioning technique (the "Ludovico Technique") promoted by the Minister of the Interior (Anthony Sharp). Alex narrates most of the film in Nadsat, a fractured adolescent slang composed of Slavic (especially Russian), English, and Cockney rhyming slang.
The film premiered in New York City on 19 December 1971 and was released in the United Kingdom on 13 January 1972. The film was met with polarised reviews from critics and was controversial due to its depictions of graphic violence. After it was cited as having inspired copycat acts of violent, the film was later withdrawn from British cinemas at Kubrick's behest, and it was also banned in several other countries. In the years following, the film underwent a critical re-evaluation and gained a cult following. It received several awards and nominations, including four nominations at the 44th Academy Awards.
In 2020, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick
Based on A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Produced by Stanley Kubrick
Starring
Malcolm McDowell
Patrick Magee
Adrienne Corri
Miriam Karlin
Cinematography John Alcott
Edited by Bill Butler
Music by Wendy Carlos[a]
Production companies
Polaris Productions
Hawk Films
Distributed by Warner Bros. (US)
Columbia-Warner Distributors (UK)
Release date
19 December 1971 (New York City)
13 January 1972 (United Kingdom)
2 February 1972 (United States)
Running time 136 minutes
Countries
United Kingdom
United States
Language English
Budget $1.3 million
Box office $114 million
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