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A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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A Clockwork Orange
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Crime
Drama
Sci-Fi
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In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Release Date
December 19, 1971
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Cast
Malcolm McDowell , Patrick Magee , Michael Bates , Warren Clarke , John Clive , Adrienne Corri
Runtime
136
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Stanley Kubrick , Anthony Burgess
Studio
Warner Bros.
Tagline
Being the adventures of a young man whose principal interests are rape, ultra-violence and Beethoven. Money isn't everything!

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