A Clockwork Orange poster

Movie · 1971

A Clockwork Orange

“Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven.”

Released 28 October 1971 137 min Science Fiction / Crime More from 1971 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
12.3×$2m budget became $27m at the box office
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
63Sheila Raynor — oldest on the call sheet
19Michael Tarn — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast
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